DEPARTMENT
Community Development
REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval to enter into contract agreements with the following non-profit agencies (Community Assistance Center, Alma Domestic Violence Foundation, Youth Empowerment Success Services, HOSEA Feed the Homeless, On the Rise Community Development, Communities In Schools, Poverty to Prosperity, The Drake House, 24/7 Gateway, LLC.) to assist people quickly regain stability after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness. These funds are used to prepare, prevent and respond to the COVID 19 pandemic. This item is 100% grant funded and the budget is already established. The total contract amount is $417,612.57. The ESG CARES Act funding expires on September 30, 2023. (APPROVED UPON ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA)
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
The Code of Georgia 36-10-1 states that all official contracts entered into by the County governing authority with other persons on behalf of the County shall be in writing and entered in its minutes.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Health and Human Services
COMMISSION DISTRICTS AFFECTED
All Districts ?
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IS THIS A PURCHASING ITEM?
No
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND (First sentence includes Agency recommendation. Provide an executive summary of the action that gives an overview of the relevant details for the item.)
The Department of Community Development requests approval to enter into contract agreements with local non-profit agencies for the purpose of delivering services that assist people quickly regain stability after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness. With funding through the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), contracted agencies will administer eligible services to include: str...
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