Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Colleen Chawla, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Tamarra Jones, Director, Public Health Policy and Planning
Subject: Agreement with the City and County of San Francisco Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development for Housing and Related Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with the City and County of San Francisco Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development for funding to provide comprehensive case management and community-based services for very low-income persons with HIV/AIDS, for the term of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $885,781.
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BACKGROUND:
The Department of Housing and Urban Development allocates funding through Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program (HOPWA) to the San Francisco Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area. The area includes both San Francisco and San Mateo Counties. The City and County of San Francisco Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development (SFMHCD) administers the program that provides housing and other eligible HOPWA services. SFMHCD has contracted with the San Mateo STD/HIV Program to provide housing and related services to San Mateo County residents living with HIV/AIDS.
DISCUSSION:
Approximately 76% of the funding received under this agreement ($673,781) will be used to contract housing services including Short-Term Rent, Mortgage and Utilities Assistance, Permanent Housing Placement assistance and Housing Information Services to individuals living with HIV whose income is below 80% of the area median income. The remaining funding under this agreement is allocated to case management services. A total of $212,000, or 24% of the funding will offset the cost of two Benefits Counselor positions at Edison Clinic, who provide assistance in gaining access to local, state and federal government benefits and s...
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