The Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston (City) and Family Endeavors, Inc. (Endeavors), providing up to $7,495,014.05 in HOME Investment Partnerships Program – American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) and End Street Homelessness Funds for a program that will serve approximately 150 households. Services will include housing stability case management, housing navigation, other supportive services, utility deposits, and rental assistance payments for households placed in permanent housing units.
Endeavors’ Other Permanent Housing (OPH) initiative will serve individuals who are currently living unsheltered and may have significant mental health, physical health, and substance-use related issues that affect their ability to remain stably housed. Referrals for households assisted by this program will come through The Way Home’s Coordinated Entry System. Case managers will meet weekly with households, assist with finding housing units, moving each into housing, connecting households to available benefits and developing a housing stability plan to maintain housing once the program assistance ends.
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CATEGORY
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END STREET HOMELESSNESS FUNDS
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HOME-ARP
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TOTAL
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PERCENT
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Program
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$1,124,000.38
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$5,621,211.16
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$6,745,211.54
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90.00%
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Administration
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$749,802.51
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$0.00
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$749,802.51
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10.00%
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Total
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$1,873,802.89
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$5,621,211.16
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$7,495,014.05
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100.00%
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In March 2025, in partnership with Harris County and the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County, the City invited organizations to submit proposals under a Request for Expression of Interest (REI). Endeavors was one of the agencies that responded and was selected from the pool of applicants that proposed other permanent housing activities.
The initial Agreement period is from Date of Countersignature to July 31, 2027. Endeavors was previously awarded funding from the City of Houston in 2020. There were no findings or concerns in the most recent compliance monitoring review for other funded projects.
Fiscal Note:
No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project.
No Fiscal Note is required on grant items.
This item was reviewed by the joint Quality of Life/Housing and Affordability Committee on June 16, 2025.
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Michael Nichols, Director