TO: Chair and Housing Authority Commissioners
THROUGH: Steve Powers, Executive Director
FROM: Andy Wilch, Administrator
SUBJECT:
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Grant Agreement between Housing Authority of the City of Salem and City of Salem for the Homeless Rental Assistance Program
Ward(s): All Wards
Commissioners(s): All Commissioners
Neighborhood(s): All Neighborhoods
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ISSUE:
Shall the Authority approve the attached grant agreement between the Salem Housing Authority and the City of Salem for the City to provide $1,400,000 for the Homeless Rental Assistance Program?
RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the attached grant agreement between the Salem Housing Authority and the City of Salem to provide $1,400,000 of committed funds to the Salem Housing Authority for the Homeless Rental Assistance Program (HRAP).
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND:
The HRAP was created in March 2017 in order to serve the most vulnerable and highest-risk 100 homeless individuals through placement into appropriate transitional housing for up to one year with a self-sufficiency model of case management support and wraparound services needed for successful tenancy. Priority would be given to those most at-risk individuals as identified and scored through the data-driven vulnerability index known as the VI-SPADT, administered by the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency.
FACTS AND FINDINGS:
This grant will allow the Authority and the HRAP to provide rental assistance payments, barrier removal funding, and intensive case management to the most at-risk 100 homeless individuals. Salem Housing Authority will also work with community partners to ensure HRAP clients receive services and access to the in-kind resources available. This grant will also assist with the administrative costs and funding of a Salem Housing Authority Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator.
Attachments:
1. Salem Housing Authority and City of Salem Grant Agreement
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