The Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston (City) and SEARCH Homeless Services, providing up to $327,538.00 in Emergency Solution Grant (ESG) funds for a program providing rapid re-housing case management to a minimum of one hundred (100) households.
SEARCH Homeless Services will provide housing stability case management and navigation services to homeless households placed into permanent housing through The Way Home. Case Managers will work to ensure housing stability, assist in resolving landlord-tenant conflicts, and assist with linkages to additional services throughout the household’s duration in the program.
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CATEGORY
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AMOUNT
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PERCENT
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Program Services
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$327,538.00
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100.00%
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Administration
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$0.00
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0.00%
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Total
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$327,538.00
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100.00%
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SEARCH Homeless Services was initially selected by Child Care Council, Inc. as a rapid re-housing case management service provider while serving as administrator of the City’s Homeless Services Program (HSP). Child Care Council, Inc.’s Agreement to operate as the HSP administrator is not being renewed and will expire on March 31, 2024. To avoid a gap in homeless response system services, the City selected SEARCH Homeless Services from the existing rapid re-housing case management providers to continue operations and will release a NOFA in 2024.
The Agreement term will provide funding from January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024. SEARCH Homeless Services has received funding from the City of Houston for various agreements since 1996. There were no findings or concerns in the most recent compliance monitoring.
Fiscal Note:
No Fiscal Note is required on grant items.
The Housing and Community Affairs Committee reviewed this item on October 17, 2023.
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Keith W. Bynam, Director