The Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD) recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a First Amendment to the Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston (City) and Family Endeavors, Inc. (Endeavors), for an administrative change to reallocate remaining program funds and create additional funding line items within the existing budget. This Amendment will also add the diversion financial assistance component to the scope of services. There are no funds being added to this agreement.
Reallocating the funding is necessary to serve diversion clients, who are at risk for immediate homelessness, with temporary financial assistance. The diversion housing model assists clients in crisis to identify immediate alternative housing arrangements to avoid emergency shelter or unsheltered living. This budget change will increase the number of case managers to support clients.
(Approved Agreement Budget below is for reference, funded with Community Development Block Grant – CARES Act)
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Funding Source
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Amount
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Percent
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Administration
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$182,729.00
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9.09%
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Program
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$1,827,287.00
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90.91%
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Total
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$2,010,016.00
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100%
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Endeavors is a non-profit organization that provides programs and services for community disaster relief, employment, housing, mental health, and veteran family services. This program supports the Community COVID Housing Program (CCHP) that serves Houston’s most vulnerable residents impacted by COVID-19 – people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity.
The agreement term is October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2022. Endeavors began receiving funds from the City in 2020. As of August 2021, Endeavors has utilized 32% of funds in this Agreement and has served 70% of their Rapid Rehousing client goal and 58% of their Diversion clients. Endeavors is currently undergoing their first annual compliance monitoring review.
*On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law 116-136, authorized a special allocation of funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to states and local jurisdictions to prevent, prepare for and respond to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).
No Fiscal Note is required on grant items.
This item was reviewed by the Housing & Community Affairs Committee on October 19, 2021.
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Keith W. Bynam, Interim Director