Special Notice / Hearing: None
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Lee Pullen, Director, Aging and Adult Services
Subject: Agreement with Institute on Aging for Home Safe Program services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Institute on Aging for Home Safe program services, for the term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $700,000.
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BACKGROUND:
In 2018, AB 1811 established Home Safe, a locally administered, state funded program that aims to prevent or address homelessness among seniors and adults with disabilities. Individuals are eligible for Home Safe if they meet the following criteria: 1) they are an Adult Protective Services (APS) client or in the APS intake process; 2) they are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness; and 3) they voluntarily agree to participate in the program. In 2018, the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) awarded funds to 25 grantee counties for a three-year pilot program. San Mateo County applied for, but did not receive, pilot funds.
The California Budget Act of 2021 (Budget Act 2021) appropriated a total of $92,500,000 for Home Safe in FY 2021-22, available through June 30, 2024. On October 15, 2021, CDSS announced noncompetitive allocations based on local need methodology for all 58 counties. San Mateo County accepted its allocation in the amount of $897,589, which must be spent by June 30, 2024.
On September 21, 2022, CDSS announced another $92,500,000 appropriation through the California Budget Act of 2022 (Budget Act 2022). The County is one of the recipients of the appropriation and plans to accept this second round of funding in the amount of $897,589, which must be spent by June 30, 2025.
The Home Safe program is intended to provide housing-related supports to APS clients who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness as a ...
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