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Homeless Budget



                                                                               2021-22 Adopted   2022-23 Proposed
                                                                                  Budget            Budget


             Community Investment for Families

              ● Domestic Violence Shelter Operations Support – Funding was provided for  1,861,375            -
                the Domestic Violence Shelter Operations Program to maintain the current level
                of services. Funding was provided for three positions consisting of one Senior
                Project Coordinator, two Management Analysts, and contractual services
                funding. Partial funding was provided by the Community Development Trust Fund
                ($118,828) and the Community Services Block Grant Trust Fund ($80,773). In
                2022-23, funding is provided under Shelter Operations.


              ● Expansion of Domestic Violence Shelter Operations – Funding is provided for  1,500,000      42,354
                one Administrative Clerk to provide additional support for the Domestic Violence
                Shelter Operations. Funding is provided by the Community Services Block Grant
                Trust Fund ($16,942) and the Community Development Trust Fund ($25,412). In
                2022-23, funding is provided under Shelter Operations.

              ● Human Trafficking Shelter Pilot Program – Funding is provided for the Human    800,000        -
                Trafficking Shelter Pilot Program to offer safe, conditional housing through two 24-
                hour shelters. In 2022-23, funding is provided under Shelter Operations.

              ● Shelter Operations – Funding is provided for contractual services for the  -             3,881,436
                Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Shelter Operations Programs.
              ● Solid Ground Program  – Funding is provided for the Solid Ground           -             1,603,296
                Homelessness Prevention Program to provide homelessness prevention services
                at 16 FamilySource Centers. Funding is provided for three positions consisting of
                two Management Analysts and one Accountant, contractual services, office and
                administrative, and lease costs. Partial funding is provided by the Home
                Investment Partnership Program Fund ($73,135). In 2021-22, $4,000,000 was
                budgeted in the Unappropriated Balance for the expansion of the program to 16
                FamilySource Centers for a one-year contract term. The proposed amount for
                2022-23 is to continue the program and fund a contract extension for an
                additional four months.

             Disability
              ● Disability and Homeless Services Analyst – Funding is provided for one     -              48,555

                Management Analyst to provide support for the department's disability and
                homelessness initiatives.

              ● HIV and Homelessness Pilot Program – Funding is continued in the         200,000         200,000
                Contractual Services Account for the HIV and Homelessness Pilot Program and
                other HIV prevention services.
              ● Homeless Services Coordinator – Funding is continued for one Community       -              64,970
                Program Assistant I, subject to pay grade determination by the City
                Administrative Officer, Employee Relations Division, to connect people with
                disabilities facing homelessness with the City's temporary housing sites, conduct
                visits to those sites, and establish relationships with homeless providers with
                temporary housing participants. Funding was added in the interim for this
                purpose in 2021-22 ($34,927) and is continued and increased in 2022-23.
              ● Syringe Exchange – Funding is continued to provide syringe exchange to    30,000          30,000

                homeless individuals with HIV/AIDS.
              ● Unified Homeless Response Center Staff Enhancement – Funding is       84,982                85,309

                continued for one Community Program Assistant II to act as a liaison between
                the Department, the Mayor's Unified Homeless Response Center, and the City's
                Comprehensive Homeless Strategy stakeholders.










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