To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #25-118-2 with Bay Area Community Services, Inc.
?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 #25-118-2 with Bay Area Community Services, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $963,606 to provide rapid re-housing, homeless prevention and shallow subsidy services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Contra Costa County, for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in additional budgeted expenditures up to $963,606 funded by 25% Housing and Homeless Incentive and Prevention (HHIP) funds and 75% by Measure X Housing funds.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of county's population by providing rapid re-housing, homeless prevention, and shallow subsidy services to the homeless population in Contra Costa County. These services include case management which will assist participants with food assistance, substance use treatment, education and training, employment and benefits assistance, health care, mental health counseling, childcare, and credit repair. Rapid re-housing services also include providing financial assistance for security deposits, utility deposits/payments, moving costs, hotel/motel vouchers, paid shelter costs, housing application and credit/background check fees, partial, tiered or full rental subsidies, to individuals and families experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of becoming homeless.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code ? 26227 and 31000. This contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. The Health, Housing an...
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