REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 25, 2020
FROM
CASONYA THOMAS, Assistant Executive Officer, Human Services
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to Contract with Family Assistance Program for Transitional Age Youth Housing Under the State of California Homeless Emergency Aid Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No.1 to Contract No. 19-261 with the Family Assistance Program to clarify the contract terms associated with providing housing and support services to transitional age youth under the State of California Homeless Emergency Aid Program, with no change to the total contract amount of $525,600 or total contract period of April 30, 2019 through June 30, 2021.
(Presenter: CaSonya Thomas, Assistant Executive Officer, 387-4717)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The total contract amount of $525,600 for the provision of these services is funded by the State of California Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) funding. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Community Development and Housing Agency's 2019-20 and 2020-21 budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The County of San Bernardino Human Services, Office of Homeless Services (OHS) is the lead agency for the local Continuum of Care (CoC). The CoC is the local planning body that coordinates housing and services funding for homeless families and individuals. The CoC and OHS received a $9,389,655 State HEAP award in response to the County's homeless crisis. While these funds may be used in a variety of ways to address homelessness (e.g. street outreach, prevention services, transitional housing, rental assistance, rapid re-housi...
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