To: Board of Supervisors
From: Family & Human Services Committee
Report Title: Council on Homelessness Quarter 3 Report
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ACCEPT the Council on Homelessness 2024 Quarter 3 report, as recommended by the Family and Human Services Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa Council on Homelessness (COH), a Board of Supervisors appointed body, provides advice and input on the operations of homeless services, program operations, and program development efforts in the County. The COH establishes the local process for applying, reviewing and prioritizing project applications for funding in the HUD Homeless Assistance Grant Competitions, including the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program and the Emergency Solutions Grant Program.
The County Health, Housing and Homeless Services Division (H3) of the Health Services Department partners with the COH to develop and carry out an annual action plan that identifies the objectives and benchmarks related to each of the goals and strategies of Forging Ahead. Further, H3 incorporates the strategic plan goals into its own delivery system of comprehensive services, interim housing and permanent supportive housing as well as contracting with community agencies to provide additional homeless services and housing with the goal of ending homelessness in our community.
The Council submitted its last quarterly report (2024-Q2) to the Family and Human Services Committee on September 23, 2024.
On November 25, 2024, the Family and Human Services Committee accepted the attached 2024 Quarter 3 report from the Council on Homelessness and directed staff to forward the report to the Board of Supervisors for its information.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Board of Supervisors will not receive the information included in the 2024 Quarter 3 report from the Council on Homelessness.
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