REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 24, 2022
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Interim Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
Title
Non-Financial Memorandum of Understanding with the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino for the Veterans Housing Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve non-financial Memorandum of Understanding with the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino for the Veterans Housing Program to provide permanent housing subsidies with supportive services to veterans and veteran family households who are homeless or at-risk of being homeless, for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2027.
(Presenter: Georgina Yoshioka, Interim Director, 388-0801)
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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 is a non-financial, in-kind Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) provides intensive case management services in exchange for housing subsidies for the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino's (HACSB) Veterans Housing Program.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Veterans Housing Program, administered by HACSB, provides permanent housing subsidies with supportive services to San Bernardino County individual veterans and veteran family households who are homeless or at-risk of being homeless. Since 2016, HACSB and DBH have collaborated via a non-financial MOU for the delivery of these critical services. Approval of this MOU for the Veterans Housing Program will allow HACSB to continue working with DBH and other veterans' services agencies to identify eligible households to access up to 12 subsidize...
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