Department: Housing and Community Development
Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Interlocal Agreement
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Housing and Community Development for approval of an interlocal subrecipient agreement with The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD in the amount of $886,572.00 using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to assist the Independent Living Program in providing safe and supported transitional housing for certain individuals.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County Housing & Community Development (HCD) requests approval to enter into an agreement with The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, who will utilize ARPA SLFRF to continue the Independent Living program located at 1215 Dennis Street.
The Independent Living Program provides safe and supported transitional housing for previously unhoused individuals with a history of severe mental health problems, evidenced and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, by providing 24/7 staff availability on-site to reduce the likelihood of residents going into a psychiatric crisis episodes and/or substance use relapses by focusing on proactive case management and housing navigation services, including addressing physical health, behavioral health, employment, and psychosocial needs. Additional supportive services provided by the Independent Living Program include: peer services provided by those with lived experience centered around stability and sobriety, medication monitoring, individual therapy, group therapy, licensed chemical dependency counseling, and linkage to benefits and...
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