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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Accept a non-competitive California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Housing Support Program (HSP) funding allocation, administered by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), for the term upon acceptance through June 30, 2025, in the estimated amount of $1,778,292;
2) Approve and authorize the HHSA Director to sign the attached Director’s Certification, required for submission to the CDSS to accept this allocation; and
3) Delegate authority to the HHSA Director, or HHSA Chief Assistant Director, to execute and administer any subsequent administrative documents relating to said award that do not increase the total funding allocation beyond $2,100,000, to allow for the CDSS redistribution of unspent statewide HSP funds, contingent upon County Counsel approval, including required fiscal and programmatic reports.
FUNDING: Federal and State: 89% Federal, 11% State General Fund revenue, authorized pursuant to the Budget Act of 2022 appropriated for the CalWORKs Housing Support Program. No matching funds are required.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Housing Support Program (HSP) is administered by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and provides non-competitive funding to county and tribal jurisdictions to provide evidence-based housing interventions, including homelessness prevention services and/or the core components of rapid rehousing, to eligible CalWORKs recipients experiencing or at risk of homelessness, in accordance with California Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) Section 11330.5(c). CalWORKs is a public assistance program that provides cash aid and services to eligible families that have at least one child in the home. Further, all state-funded housing programs, including HSP, operate in accordance with the core components of Housing First as enumerated in WIC Section 8255.
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