STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Housing & Homelessness Solutions
AGENDA DATE: February 12, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Homeless Solutions
EXECUTIVE: Alina Ciocan
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Authorize the City Manager to execute a one-year contract with one option to extend for time only with Housing Forward, as a sole source, approved as to form by the City Attorney, for the coordination of the Street to Home Initiative enhancing the efforts of the Dallas Real Time Rehousing Project to provide financial assistance in the form of rental assistance and paid utilities to persons experiencing homelessness - Not to exceed $2,500,000.00 - Financing: ARPA Redevelopment Funds (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
The Continuum of Care Board (CoC) recognized Housing Forward (formerly Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, as the lead agency to operate the CoC and support year-round planning activities through a memorandum of understanding with the CoC Board, as recognized by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City of Dallas has engaged in providing housing navigation to support people on a pathway to permanent housing through the Real Time Rehousing (RTR) program. As part of the plan to sustain the rehousing capacity and enhance the efforts of the RTR, Housing Forward will serve as the Program Administrator for the new "Street to Home" Initiative.
Street to Home Initiative is a $30 million public and privately funded project which sets out to cut homelessness in Dallas and Collin Counties in half as compared to 2021 levels. As part of this initiative the City of Dallas anticipates a total award of five million, five hundred and ninety-six thousand, eight hundred ninety-eight dollars and ninety-five cents ($5,596,898.95) for this project. The remaining three million ninety-six thousand, eight hundred ninety-eight dollar...
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