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Consider approval of a recommendation to allocate up to $710,000 to Volunteers of America-Northern California/Northern Nevada and up to $708,232 to SHELTER Solano, Inc, over 3 years for the period of September 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023 from the Community Investment Fund, Deep Investments category, in Response to Request for Proposal #2020-03 - Homelessness Innovations; and Delegate authority to the County Administrator, with County Counsel concurrence, to sign the agreements and any future amendments which are administrative in nature and remain within budget
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The County Administrator's Office recommends that the Board of Supervisors considers approval of a recommendation to allocate up to $710,000 to Volunteers of America-Northern California/Northern Nevada and up to $708,232 to SHELTER Solano, Inc, over 3 years for the period of September 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023 from the Community Investment Fund, Deep Investments category, in Response to Request for Proposal #2020-03 - Homelessness Innovations; and Delegate authority to the County Administrator, with County Counsel concurrence, to sign the agreements and any future amendments which are administrative in nature and remain within budget
SUMMARY:
On behalf of the Board of Supervisors, the County Administrator's Office initiated a Human Services Needs Assessment (HSNA) to identify the greatest human services needs in the county. This effort resulted in the creation of a durable framework of desired outcomes with clearly defined indicators to support a process that directs limited county resources via a $2 million Community Investment Fund (CIF).
The CIF is a three-pronged approach to funding which includes Legacy Programs, Deep Investments and One-Time Investments. For the Deep Investments category, strategies were identified in each of the 3 highest prioritie...
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