TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Jennifer Palmer, Director of Housing & Community Services
REPORT BY: Brandee Freitas, Staff Services Manager - Housing & Community Services
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 7 to Agreement No. 210018B for $4,338,140 with Abode Services, Inc. for FY2025-2026
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Amendment No. 7 to Agreement No. 210018B with Abode Services, Inc., increasing the contract maximum from $3,968,588 to $4,338,140 for the term July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, for the provision of homeless shelter operations, case management and housing placement services. (Fiscal Impact: $369,552 Expense; Housing & Community Services Fund; Budgeted: Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
In September 2016 Napa County released an RFP and selected Abode Services to bring emergency shelter, meal provision and housing navigation and tenancy sustaining services to individuals experiencing homelessness in Napa County. The contract with Abode Services Inc. for operations of the South Napa Shelter, which includes meal provision, daytime drop-in services and extreme weather activation during the Winter Season at the South Napa Shelter, Housing Navigation Services, and Tenancy Sustaining Services to recently re-housed individuals formerly experiencing homelessness. Services provided are funded through a significant number of State and Federal grants and local funding, including a cost-sharing agreement for emergency shelter services with the City of Napa.
Abode Services, Inc. is one of the leading providers of homeless re-housing services in the Bay Area and has worked to end homelessness by assisting low-income, unhoused people to secure stable and supportive housing for over 30 years. Abode services more than 15,000 vulnerable adults and children annually in Alameda, Santa Clara, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, San Mateo and Napa counties. Since 2010, Abode has placed over 16,391 individuals in the six counties where they operate into permanent housing. Abode...
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