To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #25-083-5 with Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc. (dba Hope Solutions)
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #25-083-5 with Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc. (dba Hope Solutions), a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $2,160,587 to provide rapid rehousing and homeless prevention services to families enrolled in County's Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) CalWORKs program and who are at risk of, or currently experiencing, homelessness and are eligible to receive services through the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) HousingWORKS! program, for the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in an annual expenditure up to $2,160,587 and will be funded 100% by EHSD CalWORKs.
BACKGROUND:
This contract meets the social needs of county's population by providing rapid rehousing and homeless prevention services to families who are at risk of, or currently experiencing, homelessness and recipients of EHSD's CalWORKs program and who are eligible to receive services through the CDSS HousingWORKS! program. This contract is supporting EHSD's implementation of its Housing Support Program (HSP) funded by the CDSS. HSP provides prevention and time limited rental assistance and supportive services to Contra Costa CalWORKS families. The goal of HSP is to stabilize CalWORKS families with the end goal of self-sufficiency at program end which includes maintaining safe and stable housing without the need for on-going assistance. These services include case management which will assist participants with food assistance, substance use treatment, education and training, employment and benefits assistan...
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