TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: July 23, 2019
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Tammy Moss Chandler
PHONE:
463-7774
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
PHONE:
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 25 Minutes
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Presentation of Current Initiatives and Projects Designed to Reduce Homelessness in Mendocino County
(Sponsor: Health and Human Services Agency)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Accept presentation of current initiatives and projects designed to reduce homelessness in Mendocino County.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
June 20, 2017, Item 5(o), Presentation on issues of homelessness in Mendocino County;
March 13, 2018, Item 5(d), Presentation of data and recommendations by Robert G. Marbut, Ph.D., following his research on homelessness in Mendocino County;
April 24, 2018, Item 5(c), Homelessness Needs Assessment and Action Steps for Mendocino County, Report by Robert G. Marbut, Ph.D.;
November 13, 2018, Item 5(k), Presentation of Current Initiatives and Projects Designed to Reduce Homelessness in Mendocino County.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
It has been a priority of the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors over the past several budget years to address issues related to chronic homelessness in Mendocino County. Since Fiscal Year 2016-17, the Health and Human Services Agency has focused on that priority and pursued various grant funding opportunities either in partnership with other local agencies or by applying directly. These opportunities resulted in the implementation of new programs like Whole Person Care and the Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals (GBHI).
With these grant funding opportunities and the allocation of substantial new resources through California's 2018 and 2019 budget processes, Mendocino County and its community partners have significant new opportunities to invest in proj...
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