Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Claire Cunningham, Director, Human Services Agency
Subject: Measure K: Agreement with Abode Services for Housing Location and Case Management Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Abode Services to provide Housing Location and Case Management Services for the term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $3,475,350.
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BACKGROUND:
As part of the County's strategic plan on homelessness, the Human Services Agency (HSA) and community partners provide a spectrum of services to support people experiencing homelessness and help them move back into permanent housing. This includes Housing Location and Case Management (HLCM) services. In the local housing market, housing location and case management services help people experiencing homelessness who have been awarded a permanent housing voucher to locate, move into, and then to stabilize in housing. These services help San Mateo County maximize utilization of housing vouchers designated for people experiencing homelessness. The Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo also contracts with Abode Services for housing location services to provide services to additional clients served by permanent housing voucher programs.
On November 3, 2023, the County Executive's Office (CEO) released the Measure K Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for interested applicants to submit proposals to provide services in San Mateo County that target three specific areas: housing and homelessness, emergency preparedness, and children, families, and seniors. Abode Services submitted a proposal in response to the Measure K NOFO that requested funding to continue providing Housing Location and Case Management Services. Following an evaluation process conducted by the CEO, Abode Services was recommended to be awarded Measure K funding to ...
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