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a. Approve and authorize the Director or the Assistant Director of the Department of Social Services to sign amendment #1 with Housing Resource Center of Monterey County for Housing and Family Stabilization Support Program services adding $1,960,057.00 for a new contract total of $5,360,057.00; and
b. Authorize the Director or the Assistant Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($536,005) of the contract amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director or the Assistant Director of the Department of Social Services to sign amendment #1 with Housing Resource Center of Monterey County for Housing and Family Stabilization Support Program services adding $1,960,057.00 for a new contract total of $5,360,057.00; and
b. Authorize the Director or the Assistant Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($536,005) of the contract amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The purpose of this agreement is to provide temporary housing subsidy funding to Housing Resource Center of Monterey County (HRC) to provide housing case management, housing search, placement support, and rental subsidies for CalWORKs customers referred by Monterey County Department of Social Services (DSS) for the Housing Support (HSP) and Family Stabilization (FS) programs.
The Department of Social Services provides intensive case management and services to clients under the FS program to ensure a basic level of stability within a family prior to, or concurrently with, participation in Welfare-to-Work (WTW) activities. The goal of the FS program is to increase client success, in consideration of the flexible WTW 24-Month Time Clock, throu...
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