Primary Department: Harris County Resources for Children and Adults
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Joel Levine, Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable):
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval to spend up to $10,000 during fiscal year 2026 to pay for temporary hotel rooms, flights, and other emergency supplies and services for children, youth, and adults.
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Background and Discussion:
Integrated Health Services clinicians are regularly called upon to assist families in crisis. This assistance sometimes involves helping caregivers and their children who are fleeing a domestic violence situation. In such instances, immediate access to alternative housing is imperative. There are times when all available shelters are full, and the ability to pay for a hotel room would literally keep a family safe and off the street.
The Integrated Health Clinic provides medical, dental, and psychiatric services to abused and neglected children in the local child welfare system. On occasion, a child with no insurance is treated and needs prescribed medication, lab work, or required specialized tests or services. The ability to pay for these items will afford physicians and dentists the opportunity to optimize patient care.
The Triad Home Safe program assists minor human trafficking victims who are sometimes recovered by law enforcement far from their parent or guardian. Although our program is supported by Office of the Governor grant funding, we often need to pay for emergency expenses to reunite a trafficked child with their family. The program sometimes provides gas cards or hotel expenses for families driving to Houston from across the state or a flight to send a teen back home after a trafficker took a child too far for a family with limited means to drive. A card to be able to quickly and efficiently meet these needs on nights or weekends would be very helpful in assisting traumatized children and families. Guardianship services may have adults dropped off by law enforcement who are in need of temporary shelter, food, medicine, or other supplies while stable housing is identified.
Expected Impact:
Funds for these expenditures are budgeted in general funds, special revenue and grants.
Alternative Options:
There are no other alternatives for these services.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 4. Improve physical and mental health outcomes across all communities.
County Strategic Plan Objective: O: Increase access to quality health care, including preventive and behavioral health.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): N/A
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A
Health Initiative (Goal 4): N/A
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): N/A
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Behavioral Health Service |
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$4,000 |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
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Grant |
$ |
$3,000 |
$3,000 |
$3,000 |
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Other |
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$3,000 |
$3,000 |
$3,000 |
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Total Existing Budget |
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$10,000 |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
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Total Funding Sources |
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$10,000 |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
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Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item. |
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Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Choose an item. |
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
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Additional Positions Request |
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Total Personnel |
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Anticipated Court Date: 10/16/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Matthe Broussard, Director Youth Services, Harris County Resources for Children and Adults
Attachments (if applicable):