The Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston (City) and Covenant House Texas, providing up to $315,179.00 in Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), Homeless Housing and Services Program - Youth (HHSP-Y), and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for the continuation of services previously funded through the City’s Homeless Services Program (HSP).
Covenant House Texas will provide emergency shelter for individual youth, case management, and essential services to eighty (80) unaccompanied, homeless young adults ages eighteen (18) to twenty-four (24).
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CATEGORY
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ESG
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HHSP-Y
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CDBG
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TOTAL
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PERCENT
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Program Services
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$175,000.00
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$113,929.00
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$0.00
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$288,929.00
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91.67%
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Administration
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$0.00
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$0.00
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$26,250.00
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$26,250.00
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8.33%
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Total
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$175,000.00
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$113,929.00
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$26,250.00
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$315,179.00
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100.00%
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Covenant House Texas was initially selected by Child Care Council, Inc. (CCC) as a service provider while CCC was serving as administrator of the HSP. CCC’s Agreement to operate as the HSP administrator was not renewed and will expire on March 31, 2024. To avoid a gap in homeless response system services, the City selected Covenant House Texas from the existing HSP providers to continue operations.
This Agreement term will provide funding from Date of Countersignature to March 31, 2025. Covenant House Texas has received funding from the City of Houston since 2009.
Fiscal Note:
No Fiscal Note is required on grant items.
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Michael C. Nichols, Interim Director