Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Community Development
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): All Commission District
An allocation of up to One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,300,000) from the DeKalb County Affordable Housing Fund to implement the Road to Home / Safe Space DeKalb Initiative addressing vehicular homelessness among individuals and families.
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Information Contact: Alan Ferguson, Sr. Ph.D, CHO, and Paige Mitchell, Project Manager Office of Housing
Phone Number: 404-371-2746 and 470-368-6382
PURPOSE:
The requested allocation will fund the Road to Home / Safe Space DeKalb Initiative, a housing-focused program that gives individuals and families living in their vehicles a safe, managed place to park temporarily while they are connected to outreach, Coordinated Entry, case management, behavioral and mental health services, and a pathway to permanent housing. The funding will cover site mobilization, County-provided capital assets and infrastructure, and Year 1 program operations.
NEED/IMPACT:
Across DeKalb County, many individuals and families are living in their vehicles, a hidden and dangerous form of homelessness that is largely unseen by traditional service systems and uncounted in official data. Parents who are working and caring for their children are sleeping in backseats instead of bedrooms, exposing their families to unsafe conditions, educational instability, and long-term economic and emotional hardship. Under this Initiative, the parking space is the point of engagement, not the destination; participating households are expected to progress from temporary stabilization to permanent housing, and the Initiative is not a permanent or indefinite parking program.
Decide DeKalb will issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to select a qualified nonprofit organization, service provider, or team of providers to serve as Lead Service Provider, respon...
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