Department: Housing and Community Development
Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Renewal
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Career and Recovery Resources, Inc.
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: 0% - Specialized, Technical, or Unique in Nature
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of an agreement with Career and Recovery Resources, Inc. for the Employ2Empower Program using $1,518,000.00 in General Funds.
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Background and Discussion:
On May 10, 2022, Commissioners Court approved an 18-month agreement between Harris County and Career and Recovery Resources, Inc. (CRR) for the Employ2Empower Program using a total of $1,612,874.00 in American Rescue Plan Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARPA) to employ homeless persons and recently housed formerly homeless persons and provide case management, wrap-around services, and workforce development training to assist the participants in achieving economic stability.
On October 31, 2023, Commissioners Court approved a one-year agreement between Harris County and Career and Recovery Resources, Inc. for the Employ2Empower Program using a total of $1,508,381.00 in General Funds to continue to provide the services referenced above.
Expected Impact:
The total allocation for this project will be $1,518,000.00 in General Funds.
Alternative Options:
No other funding is available.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
X Economic Opportunity
X Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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05/10/2022 |
22-2939 |
Approval of 18-month Agreement |
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10/31/2023 |
405 |
Approval of Agreement |
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
Homeless Response |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost (2024-2025) |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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1000 - General Fund |
$ |
$ |
$1,391,500 |
$126,500 |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Current Budget |
$ |
$ |
$1,391,500 |
$126,500 |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Funding Request |
$ |
$ |
$1,391,500 |
$126,500 |
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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 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Anticipated Court Date: October 8, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): November 1, 2024
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Amanda Rocha, HCD Director of Policy & Partnerships
Attachments (if applicable): Agreement