DATE:
October 19, 2021
16
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
AUTHORIZE A MODIFICATION TO THE COMMUNITY CARE COORDINATION FOR VETERANS PROGRAM TO INCLUDE VETERANS EXITING FROM ALL SAN DIEGO COUNTY DETENTION AND REENTRY FACILITIES AND AUTHORIZE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CURRENT CONTRACT FOR THE COMMUNITY CARE COORDINATION FOR VETERANS PROGRAM (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
On October 15, 2019 (03), the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (Board) approved the implementation of the Community Care Coordination for Veterans (C3V) program. The C3V program uses a peer support team to increase connections to services for veterans reentering the community and provides housing assistance, care coordination, and increased opportunities for vocational training to reduce veterans returning to custody. C3V was designed to provide services to veterans participating in the Veterans Moving Forward (VMF) program located within the Vista Detention Facility (VDF). However, due to COVID-19 safety protocols, jail operations were modified to comply with CDC recommended safety practices, resulting in a shift in population and new limits on the movement of individuals between facilities and/or programs. As a result of these safety protocols, some veterans in local custody are not housed in the veteran module at the VDF where the VMF program is offered. Therefore, there are veterans who could benefit from C3V, but are ineligible to receive these services under the current program design previously approved by the Board.
If approved, today's requested action would accept the modification to the C3V program to allow veterans releasing from all detention and reentry facilities to be enrolled in the C3V program. Today's action also requests the Board to authorize an amendment to the current contract for the C3V program to include referrals from all San Diego County detention and reentry facilities.
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