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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07272010 - C.23RECOMMENDATION(S): Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee (Wendel Brunner, M.D.), to execute on behalf of the County, Grant Award #28-737-1 (CA 0191B9T050802) from Department of Housing and Urban Development Homeless (HUD) Assistance funds payable to the County in an amount not to exceed $513,028, for the Project Coming Home (PCH) –Addressing Addiction to Alcohol (AAA) Program, for the period from June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011. FISCAL IMPACT: Approval of the Grant Award will result in an amount not to exceed $513,028 from HUD through Homeless Assistance funds authorized through the McKinney-Vento Act. (No County match required) BACKGROUND: This agreement will enhance Contra Costa County’s Project Coming Home (PCH), a Chronic Homelessness Initiative-funded project that provides integrated outreach, treatment, housing and support services for people who are chronically homeless. This enhancement / PCH–Addressing APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 07/27/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor Contact: Wendel Brunner, M.D 313-6712 I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: July 27, 2010 David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: KATHERINE SINCLAIR, Deputy cc: J Pigg, B Borbon C. 23 To:Board of Supervisors From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director Date:July 27, 2010 Contra Costa County Subject:Approval of Grant Award #28-737-1 from Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) Addictions to Alcohol (AAA) targets housing and services to chronically homeless individuals who have a long- term addiction to alcohol and will strengthen and formalize PCH’s linkages with the County’s law enforcement and court system. This project provides rental subsidies for scattered-site, one-bedroom apartments throughout Contra Costa County. PCH-AAA includes: 1) identification of chronically homeless serial inebriates through outreach to encampments and through collaboration with law enforcement agencies and the courts; 2) assessment and stabilization of chronically homeless serial inebriates on a case-by-case basis through programs such as residential treatment, detoxification or jail diversion programs; 3) client placement into permanent housing; and 4) provision of appropriate supports including alcoholism treatment services, assistance in accessing mainstream benefits, and other relevant services.