The Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD) recommends approval of a contract between the City of Houston and The Men’s Center Inc., dba Recenter, providing $100,000 in CDBG funds for case management to a minimum of 50 current emergency and transitional housing residents who are recovering from alcohol and/or substance abuse.
Case management consists of services that will help these individuals gain access to needed medical, social, and educational services. This includes direct assistance in obtaining these services, coordination of care, case oversight, and linkage to other appropriate services.
The City provides approximately 30% of the budget for this program, and 70% is provided by other funding sources.
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Category
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Total Contract Amount
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Percent
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Administration
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$7,910.00
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7.91%
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Program Cost
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$92,090.00
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92.09%
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Total
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$100,000.00
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100.00%
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HCDD conducted a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Public Service contracts for fiscal year 2016 with a one-year renewal option for fiscal year 2017. Recenter was one of the agencies selected. This Ordinance will grant the contract period from March 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017. This is the first public services contract the City of Houston has awarded to Recenter.
This item was reviewed by the Housing & Community Affairs Committee on February 16, 2016.
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Neal Rackleff, Director
Housing & Community Development Department