Department: Harris County Resources for Children and Adults
Department Head/Elected Official: Joel Levine
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
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Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
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Request for approval to spend up to $10,000 during the fiscal year 2022-2023 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 ...
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