To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Social Services
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Agreement with Redwood Community Action Agency to Provide Housing and Support Services for Eligible Families
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute, the attached professional services agreement with Redwood Community Action Agency (RCAA) to administer the Parents and Children in Transition (PACT) Program for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 in an amount not to exceed $450,551; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to route the fully executed agreement to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Contract Unit for further processing.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Social Services Fund 1160
DISCUSSION:
The PACT program provides housing and intensive support services to families in need of close supervision that are engaged with DHHS programs. RCAA provides housing and support services for up to 13 DHHS - Social Services referred families at a time, enabling them to become stabilized and transition into permanent housing. In the three years since the program's inception, 45 families have been served by the program and 24 families have obtained permanent housing.
For fiscal years 2016-18, the agreement was restructured to bring the program more in line with the Housing First policies adopted by the Board on March 8, 2016 (item C-6). Under that agreement, RCAA provides services that include all of the following:
* Housing referred families for up to 90 days with a one-time extension of up to 60 days upon DHHS approval;
* Collaborating with the family and DHHS to develop detailed plans for securing housing, improving life skills while housed with RCAA, and outlining aftercare needs to retain independence;
* Assisting families with money management via a sliding scale;
* Intensive aftercare services for up to 180 days to ensure family independence ...
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