This contract meets the social needs of the County’s population by providing emergency shelter services, twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week, to homeless adults in West County. This contractor will operate the West County CARE Center for the Homeless Coordinated Entry System of Care providing support services to Contra Costa County families that are homeless, including case management, day shelter services, transportation needs, mental health assessment and crisis intervention. GRIP has been providing emergency shelter services and operating the CARE/Warming Center in West County since July 2001.
On December 10, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #25-042-27 with Greater Richmond Inter-Faith Program in an amount not to exceed $788,041 to provide emergency shelter services at the Emergency Family Shelter for homeless families and operate the West County CARE Center for the Homeless Coordinated Entry System of Care, for the period from October 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021.
On May 26, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #25-042-28 to increase the payment limit by $758,837 to a new payment limit of $1,546,878 to provide emergency COVID-19 housing with no change in the term.
On September 8, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #25-042-29 to increase the payment limit by $1,062,303 to a new payment limit of $2,609,181 to provide additional emergency COVID-19 housing with no change in the term.
On January 19, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #25-042-30 to increase the payment limit by $687,458 to a new payment limit of $3,296,639 to provide additional emergency COVID-19 housing with no change in the term.
On April 20, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #25-042-31 to increase the payment limit by $687,459, from $3,296,639 to a new payment limit of $3,984,098 with no change in the term.
Approval of Contract #25-042-32 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide homeless services through June 30, 2022.
If this contract is not approved, the County’s homeless clients will not receive supportive services from care centers.