DATE:
September 27, 2022
25
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
APPROVE A PILOT SHALLOW RENTAL SUBSIDY PROGRAM ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS AMONG OLDER ADULTS AND AUTHORIZE APPLICATION FOR FUTURE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
On February 8, 2022 (13), the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (Board) took action to further address the crisis of homelessness among older adults and directed the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to return to the Board with a plan for a pilot Shallow Rental Subsidy Program (SRSP) that would serve older adults who are very low or extremely low income, rent-burdened, and at risk of homelessness. The plan for the SRSP was to include recommendations on eligibility criteria, program size, funding needs and amounts. In addition, the plan was to include the development of an evaluation framework with a logic model, anticipated short-term and medium-term results, programmatic output and outcome metrics that would be collected and tracked over time; this evaluation framework would also include plans to measure the program's effectiveness.
The County of San Diego (County) Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Homeless Solutions and Equitable Communities, Aging & Independence Services, and Housing and Community Development Services, developed proposed elements of the SRSP design, which include recommendations on eligibility and participation criteria, program size, funding, community outreach, and an evaluation framework plan. Today's action requests the Board approve the SRSP Implementation and Evaluation Plan and authorize the Agency Director, Health and Human Services Agency, or designee, to apply for future funding opportunities related to addressing homelessness throughout the region.
Today's actions support the County's vision of a just, sustainable, and resilient future for all, specifically those communities and populations across San Diego County that have been historically left behind, a...
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