To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Administration
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Recommended Allocations of Funding Made Available through the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency's Homeless Emergency Aid Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the recommended allocations of funding made available through the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency's Homeless Emergency Aid Program; and
2. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services Director, or a designee thereof, to enter into contract negotiations with the selected organizations.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Mental Health Fund
DISCUSSION:
The California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency issued a Notice of Funding Availability for the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) on Sept. 5, 2018 (Attachment 1). HEAP funds are intended to allow counties and cities throughout the State of California to provide immediate emergency assistance to people experiencing homelessness or at-risk of experiencing homelessness.
The parameters of HEAP are intentionally broad in order to allow local governmental agencies to craft programs that meet the specific needs of their communities. As a result, HEAP funds may be used for a variety of purposes including, without limitation, all of the following:
* Direct services such as emergency assistance, homelessness prevention, street outreach, health and safety education, and criminal justice diversion programs;
* Rental assistance such as housing vouchers, rapid re-housing and eviction prevention programs; and
* Capital improvements such as emergency shelters, transitional housing, drop-in centers, permanent supportive housing and improvements to current structures that serve homeless individuals and families.
On Jan. 22, 2019 (Item C-11), the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors authorized the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Dire...
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