STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Workforce, Education, & Equity
AGENDA DATE: January 24, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Community Care
EXECUTIVE: M. Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira
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SUBJECT
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Authorize Supplemental Agreement No. 3, the first of two, twelve-month renewal options to the service contract with Redemption Bridge (VC25771), as amended, (renewal is contingent upon receiving and appropriating funds from TDCJ for FY2025) to provide the following reentry services, assistance to individuals within the City of Dallas at no cost, through: (1) workforce training; (2) affordable housing; (3) transportation; (4) health, wellness and recovery; (5) community connectivity; (6) digital access and literacy; (7) assistance to obtain government documents, such as drivers licenses, birth certificates, and social security cards; (8) legal aid and client assistance; and (9) direct assistance with rent, food, clothing, and other critical needs for the period of February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2025 - an annual amount of Not to exceed $250,000.00, not to exceed a total amount of $500,000.00 - Financing: Texas Department of Criminal Justice Re-Entry Services Grant Program Fund
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BACKGROUND
Redemption Bridge (VC25771) is a nonprofit corporation, which established the South Dallas Employment Project ("SDEP") in February 2020, focused on the establishment of a sustainable, scalable, replicable, and collective impact model capable of supporting opportunity populations living in or returning to Dallas.
SDEP serves as an intermediary entity and provides both the framework and processes to holistically serve opportunity populations defined as those who have had limited access to educational and professional opportunities, and who face barriers to employment, including those who are experiencing homelessness; are incarcerated or coming out of incarceration; have physical or mental disability; an...
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