REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
September 23, 2025
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
Title
Contract with Lighthouse Social Service Centers for Family Stabilization Rapid Re-Housing Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve contract with Lighthouse Social Service Centers, for Family Stabilization Rapid Re-Housing Services, in the amount of $25,727,770, for the period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030.
(Presenter: Georgina Yoshioka, Director, 252-5142)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The contract amount of $25,727,770, for Family Stabilization (FS) Rapid Re-Housing Services (RRH), will be funded through the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing (BHBH) Program grant funding and the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) FS-RRH allocation, through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) and the Transitional Assistance Department (TAD). Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the DBH 2025-26 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DBH is responsible for providing mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services to county residents experiencing severe mental illnesses and/or SUD. State Assembly Bill (AB) 74, passed in 2013, includes a provision for funding FS services to CalWORKs clients who have encountered circumstances that impede their ability to participate in Welfare-To-Work activities such as: need for behavioral health (mental health and/or SUD treatment) services, lack of safety...
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