Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Community Development
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): All
Transfer $996,231 from the General Fund to DeKalb County Community Development to support programs and services for individuals who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness.
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Information Contact: Allen Mitchell
Phone Number: 404-969-9921
PURPOSE:
To consider approving the transfer of $996,231 from the General Fund to DeKalb County Community Development for programs and services for individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
NEED/IMPACT:
With an annual homeless population of at least 1011 individuals, the County must take steps to mitigate homelessness. The Community Development Department will expend the funds to implement the following strategies. (A) Employ the techniques for mitigating homelessness that it employed for homelessness mitigation among veterans (Functional Zero). The Department will focus homelessness mitigation strategies on a particular subpopulation and develop strategies to provide housing to all in that subpopulation who will accept housing within 120 days. Focus initial homelessness mitigation strategies on households with children and subsequently expand to other subpopulations. (B) As the Department focuses on specific subpopulation efforts, the Department will continue its efforts to assist the most difficult to house subpopulation, those who are unsheltered and chronically homeless (the "street homeless"). Chronic homelessness is complex and requires an extensive collaborative focus. The Department will assist the chronically homeless and unsheltered population in moving to housing while collaborating with mental and physical health providers, mainstream providers, DBHDD, local communities, Police, and other organizations to develop a model for assisting this most difficult to house population. (C) Community Development will add entry a...
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