RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee (Wendel Brunner, M.D.), to submit on behalf of the County a joint application with SHELTER, Inc with all the required certifications and assurances to the Department of Veteran Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program. The SSVF program would provide up to $1,000,000 for one year to provide supportive services to low-income veteran families that are homeless and looking for housing or those at-risk of homelessness. The County Homeless Program would use a portion of these funds to provide housing placement and support services to homeless veteran individuals and families accessing the Adult Interim Housing Program and the Philip Dorn Respite Center. Additionally, as the lead agency for data collection into the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), a portion of funds will be used to provide technical assistance and software required to provide required reports, through fiscal years 2011-2012.
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