To: Board of Supervisors
From: Probation
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Professional Services Agreement between Arcata House Partnership and County of Humboldt for Residential Community Re-Entry Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve a professional services agreement with Arcata House Partnership (AHP) for Residential Community Re-Entry Services (Attachment 1); and
2. Authorize the Chief Probation Officer to execute the above-referenced agreement with AHP as well as any amendments or extensions necessary.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Humboldt County Public Safety Realignment Trust (Fund No. 3741), specifically the annual allocation received by County Probation Departments to address the limited-term increase of offenders on Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS) as a result of the Three Judge Panel's Feb. 10, 2014 order to increase credit earnings for certain offenders.
DISCUSSION:
On Jan. 16, 2019 the Humboldt County Community Corrections Partnership Executive Committee (HCCCP) carried a motion to recommend $121,738 in one-time funding to be spent funding a five -bed residential community re-entry program through Arcata House Partnership (AHP). The proposal came after staff from Probation's Community Corrections Resource Center (CCRC) identified a need for residential re-entry services for the Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS) population and met with Arcata House Partnership to explore the possibility of creating a 1-year pilot program to meet the needs of this population.
The PRCS population consists of individuals being returned to the county from state prison, many of whom would be otherwise homeless. The program, which will be a cooperative effort between the Humboldt County Probation Department and AHP, will provide participants with an individualized case plan based on criminogenic factors and stabilizing factors. Participants will be provided with housing support serv...
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