Subject:
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Renewal with Homeless Leadership Alliance of Pinellas, Inc. for a Diversion Program.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approval and execution by the County Administrator of the Funding Agreement Renewal with Homeless Leadership Alliance of Pinellas, Inc. (HLA) to continue providing services for a Diversion Program.
● This agreement provides funding for a diversion program for homeless individuals and families.
● The Diversion Program provides for two Diversion Case Managers and flexible funding for related client assistance. Case Managers divert individuals and families from entry into the homeless response system, reduce the demand for shelter beds and homeless services by providing problem solving, crisis intervention, family mediation, linkage to services and flexible funding.
● Funding in an amount not to exceed $140,700.00 has been identified in the Human Services’ anticipated Fiscal Year 2025 General Fund appropriation. The agreement has a fiscal non-funding clause, should this portion of the budget not be approved.
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Strategic Plan:
Ensure Public Health, Safety, and Welfare
2.1 Provide planning, coordination, prevention, and protective services to ensure a safe and secure community
2.2 Be a facilitator, convener, and purchaser of services for those in need
2.4 Support programs that seek to prevent and remedy the causes of homelessness and move individuals and families from homelessness to permanent housing
Deliver First Class Services to the Public and Our Customers
5.1 Maximize partner relationships and public outreach
5.2 Be responsible stewards of the public’s resources
5.3 Ensure effective and efficient delivery of county services and support
Summary:
This Renewal provides continued funding for a Diversion Program for homeless individuals and families. The Diversion Program provides for two (2) Case Managers and flexible funding for related client assistance.
Background/Explanation:
As a core part of the Homeless Continuum of Care (CoC), Pinellas County has funded a Diversion Program to divert individuals and families that can be stabilized. The program works to reduce the demand for shelter beds and homeless services by providing case management and direct services to divert households to stable housing placements prior to entering the homeless system. Strategies include problem solving, crisis intervention, family mediation, linkage to services, and flexible funding. The HLA directly delivers services under this Agreement.
Since the inception of the program on October 1, 2018, it is estimated that HLA has served approximately 1,500 clients, of which 375 households were successfully diverted.
Fiscal Impact:
Funding in an amount not to exceed $140,700.00 has been identified in the Human Services’ anticipated Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) General Fund appropriation.
Delegated Authority:
Authority for the County Administrator to sign this Agreement is granted under Code Section 2-62 (a)(1).
Staff Member Responsible:
Karen Yatchum, Director, Human Services
Partners:
Homeless Leadership Alliance of Pinellas, Inc.
Attachments:
Agreement