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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary agreements, and any subsequent amendments, with Volunteers of America Los Angeles, to accept and expend Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Round 1 funding, in an amount not to exceed $600,000, to provide job readiness and employment opportunities for people at-risk of and currently experiencing homelessness, for the period of August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022, with the option to renew for an additional one-year period, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a subcontract agreement with Volunteers of America Los Angeles (VOALA) to provide job readiness and employment opportunities for people at-risk of and currently experiencing homelessness through the Long Beach Homeless Employment Program.
On July 31, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 101 into law, authorizing the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Round 1 (HHAP R-1) program. HHAP R-1 is a block grant program that is designed to provide jurisdictions with one-time grant funds to support regional coordination and expand or develop local capacity to address their immediate homelessness challenges. On March 30, 2020, the City of Long Beach (City) received an allocation of HHAP R-1 Large City funds in the amount of $4,650,605 from the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council (HCFC). The Health Department will be using this allocation to support strategic planning and infrastructure development of the Coordinated Entry System and Homeless Management Information System, rental assistance and rapid rehousing services, outreach and coordination, as well as prevention and diversion services, including workforce development services.
On April 16, 2021, the Health and Human Services Department released Request for Proposals (RFP) No. HSD-2021-002 to select an agency to provide job read...
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