STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: May 10, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Jack Ireland
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Authorize the City Manager to execute, for family violence intervention programs to eligible residents of the City of Dallas, a one-year subrecipient contract with a one year renewal option in a total amount not to exceed $1,200,000, with Jewish Family Service dba Jewish Family Service, the most advantageous proposer of four - Total not to exceed $1,200,000 - Financing: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
This agreement will provide for the administration of family violence intervention programs for residents of Dallas that have been impacted and/or had their needs exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic for the Office of Community Care. These programs will provide family violence intervention, including individual counseling and group counseling, housing, and shelter operation costs. Target populations include low and moderate-income residents and/or Dallas residents living in qualified census tracts. The Office of Community Care has sought nonprofit organizations through an open application process.
Family violence prevention and intervention are critical needs that have become more urgent during the COVID-19 pandemic as family violence incidents have increased in Texas and in the city of Dallas. According to Texas Uniform Crime Reporting, in 2020, law enforcement officers in Texas responded to 218,950 incidents of family violence, a 10 percent increase from 198,899 incidents in 2019; approximately 60,000 of these incidents were identified as intimate partner violence. The City of Dallas 2020 Domestic Violence Task Force Report states that from 2019 to 2020 family violence homicides remained the same while family violence aggravate...
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