DEPARTMENT: Neighborhood and Housing Services and Department of Human Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ver?nica R. Soto, FAICP and Melody Woosley
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Housing Security Pillar Strategies
SUMMARY:
Briefing on the implementation plans for various strategies included in the Housing Security pillar of the COVID-19 Recovery and Resiliency Plan.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
City Council approved the COVID 19 Recovery and Resiliency Plan for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on June 4, 2020. The plan was developed around the five Guiding Principles of: 1) Public Health and Safety; 2) Equity; 3) Braided Funding; 4) Community Resilience and 5) Well-being.
The work is comprised of four pillars: Workforce Development, Housing Security, Small Business Support, and Digital Inclusion. Each of the four pillars was assigned to a City Council Committee. The Council Committee reviews the implementation plans for each strategy in their assigned pillar. The Culture and Neighborhood Services Committee reviews the Housing Security Pillar.
ISSUE:
The Neighborhood and Housing Services Department and the Department of Human Services will present an update on the Housing Security Pillar. The approved budget for the Housing Security Pillar is $50.5 Million. The strategies included in this pillar include:
* Fair-housing Counseling Center and Family Resource Center to provide assistance to an estimated 10,000 residents ($27.9 million);
* Virtual and place-based financial recovery hub to serve approx. 6,500 residents ($4 million);
* Family Independence Initiative, Up Together investment for 1,000 families ($4 million);
* Program to connect up to 700 residents to low cost products ($120,000);
* A door-to-door engagement initiative to help educate marginalized and vulnerable populations about COVID-19 -related resources ($500,000);
* Digital Referral Platform for Joint Case Management ($1.5 million);
* Homeless shelter options with services for 5...
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