STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Vibrant
AGENDA DATE: June 11, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): Citywide
DEPARTMENT: Office of Community Care and Empowerment
EXECUTIVE: M. Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a nine month to one-year subrecipient agreement with Housing Connector and Volunteers of America Texas Inc., dba Volunteers of America Texas, subject to appropriation, to support access to stable housing through housing navigation, housing placement, housing assistance and/or the creation of more housing opportunities coupled with case management through direct wraparound services and/or financial coaching for reentry and justice-impacted residents, on behalf of the Office of Community Care and Empowerment, beginning on June 11, 2025, with all terms, conditions, and documents required by the Agreement, approved as to form by the City Attorney, with: (a) Housing Connector in an amount not to exceed $250,000.00; and (b) Volunteers of America Texas Inc., dba Volunteers of America Texas, in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 - Total not to exceed $350,000.00 - Financing: TDCJ Re-Entry Services Program Fund
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BACKGROUND
The Reentry Services Program was established by the Texas State Legislature to support projects in Dallas that strive to support individuals being released from Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) facilities and returning to the Dallas area This project has been supported through appropriations in the 84th, 86th, 87th, and now the 88th Texas State Legislative Session in 2023.
Funding was appropriated within the budget of the TDCJ to enter into an inter-local agreement with the City of Dallas to establish and operate a program for reentry services for individuals released from TDCJ facilities who are returning to the Dallas area. The City of Dallas may enter into agreements with non-profit entities, faith-based organizations, community groups, and the private sector f...
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