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C. 29

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	November 2, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Housing Navigators Program Round 2

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/02/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Noppol Keeratiyakul (925) 608-4961
cc:	Kathy Marsh Laura Malone Laura Volante Sherry Lynn Peralta Chris Cho Debbie Rodrigues Luz Raygoza-Gonzalez

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 2, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Resolution No. 2021/357 to approve and authorize the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to apply for and accept a grant award in the amount of $116,980 from the California Department of Housing and Community Development for the Housing Navigators Program (HNP) Round 2 from the period of grant award through June 30, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

County to receive an amount not to exceed $116,980 from the California Department of Housing and Community Development for up to three years grant period to fund the Housing Navigators Program (HNP) Round 2.
Funding is 100% State with no County match required.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without funding, the County will continue to face an increasing number of homeless and runaway youths without access to housing and preventive services.

BACKGROUND:

The State of California, Department of Housing and Community Development issued an Allocation Acceptance Round 2 Form, dated October 1, 2021, under the Housing Navigation Program (HNP) for $5 million authorized by Item 2240-103-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2019 (SB 109), as amended by Section 2.00 of Chapter 21 of the Statutes of 2021 (AB 128).

The funds will be used to help young adults 18 to 21 years secure and maintain housing, with priority given to young adults in, or formerly in, the foster care system. The Contra Costa County Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) will use the funding to provide housing navigation program services through a contract with Contra Costa County Health, Housing and Homelessness (H3).

The Allocation Acceptance Form relates to the availability of Housing Navigators Program (HNP) Round 2 Allocation Funds; and EHSD was mentioned in the Allocation Acceptance Form dated October 1, 2021.