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Agreements: Women and Family Shelter Programs for Saint John’s Program for Real Change and WEAVE, Inc. [Two-Thirds Vote Required]
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FileID
File ID: 2024-01081
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Motion by two-thirds vote: 1) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to execute Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to City Agreement No. 2023-1417 with Saint John's Program for Real Change for an amount not-to-exceed $1,182,814, for a total not to exceed amount of $2,186,142 and 2) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to City Agreement No. 2023-1408 with WEAVE, Inc. for an amount not-to-exceed $574,565 for a total not to exceed amount of $1,053,369.
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Contact
Contact: Brian Pedro, Director, (916) 808-7816, bpedro1@cityofsacramento.org; Jason Beckstrom, Program Specialist, (916) 808-5709, jbeckstrom@cityofsacramento.org; Department of Community Response
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Saint John’s Program for Real Change Supplemental Agreement
3-WEAVE, Inc. Supplemental Agreement
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: Homelessness is an issue that impacts communities without regard to geographic or political boundaries and for which there is no single answer or approach. Shelters play a significant role in addressing homelessness and as such it is necessary to create a systemic approach to addressing homelessness which includes low to no barrier crisis shelters. The City of Sacramento recognizes the important role that such shelters play in helping move people out of homelessness and into permanent housing.
The City of Sacramento has made a significant investment of resources to increase the access and availability of shelter beds, services, and permanent housing to those experiencing homelessness. The positive impact from these investments can be seen from the latest Sacramento Point-In-Time (PIT) Count that was released in June 2024. According to the 2024 Sacramento PIT Count released by the Sacramento County Continuum of Care, the County of Sacramento had an estimated homeless population of 6,615, a 28.7% decrease from the 2022 PIT Count. Between 2022 and 2024, the number of people experiencing homelessness in shelters increased by 2.2%, from 2,614 to 2,671. In contrast, the number of unsheltered individuals decreased by 40.8%, dropping from 6,664 to 3,944.
In May 2023, the City released a Request for Proposals for Women and Family Shelter Programs and entered into agreements with Saint John’s Program for Real Change and WEAVE, Inc from September 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
Saint John's Program for Real Change
Saint John's Program for Real Change delivers a year-round program for women and children who receive weekly case management services throughout the whole-person care program. Saint John's residential units consist of dorm style rooms with bunk beds with a maximum usable capacity of 220. In a 12-month period Saint John’s expects to serve approximately 350 individuals.
With the City’s funding, which makes up about 20% of Saint John’s emergency shelter budget, Saint John’s will stabilize women and children in a safe/healthy living environment through the following:
• Individualized case plans that include mental health and substance use services, parenting, financial health, employment development and determine housing goals.
• Reunification of families where children have been removed from their parents.
• Classes on health and wellness practices, developing healthy relationships, positive parenting, and money management.
• Creating a financial plan and resolving barriers.
• Identifying and resolving legal issues.
• Completion of high school diploma with onsite instruction.
• Comprehensive job training program.
• Full enrollment in school for school-aged children.
• On-site childcare.
• After care services/programming for women exiting the program that may include:
o Permanent housing
o Rental assistance
o Motel vouchers
• Access to case management, substance use disorder (SUD) counseling services, housing referrals, and clinical therapy
Since 2019, the City of Sacramento has contracted with Saint John’s to provide services for women and children experiencing homelessness. HMIS data shows Saint John’s has served a total of 1,134 individuals, (593 women and 540 children). Of the 1,065 individuals that have exited Saint John’s program, 70% have exited to positive destinations, including 232 individuals that have obtained permanent housing.
WEAVE
WEAVE’s mission is to promote safe and healthy relationships and support survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and sex trafficking. In a 12-month period WEAVE seeks to provide confidential emergency shelter and case management services to 80 adults and children fleeing domestic violence or sex trafficking including. With the City’s funding, which makes up about 33% of WEAVE’s budget, WEAVE will provide women and children:
• A safe place to live
• Emergency Food Assistance
• Childcare
• Personalized case management
• Access to group and individual therapy or counseling
• Referrals to drug and alcohol recovery
• Resource counseling
• Employment assistance, and
• Permanent housing navigation assistance.
Since July 2021, the City of Sacramento has contracted with WEAVE, Inc. to provide shelter and support services to adults and children fleeing domestic violence or sex trafficking. HMIS data shows WEAVE has provided shelter and support services to 186 individuals, including 103 children. Of the 119 individuals that have exited WEAVE’s program, 54% have exited to positive destinations, including 36 individuals that have obtained permanent housing.
To continue serving Women and Families experiencing homelessness and fleeing domestic violence, DCR staff recommend extending and funding the current agreements with Saint John’s Program for Real Change and WEAVE, Inc., for an additional year through June 30, 2025.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: The recommendations in this report are in accordance with Sacramento City Code section 3.64.020, any agreement for professional services that is for $250,000 or more requires City Council approval.
City Code Section 4.04.020 and Council Rules of Procedure (Chapter 7, Section E.2.d) mandate that unless waived by a 2/3 vote of the City Council, all labor agreements and all agreements greater than $1,000,000 shall be made available to the public at least ten (10) days prior to council action. The recommendation is to waive this requirement.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: Not applicable.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: This report concerns administrative activities and government fiscal activities that do not constitute a “project” and is not subject to the provisions of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (CEQA Section 15378(b)(2)).
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Sustainability
Sustainability: Not applicable.
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: Not applicable.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: There is sufficient funding (Measure U, Fund 2401) in the Homeless Housing Initiative MYOP (I02000200) to execute a supplemental agreement with Saint John’s Program for Real Change extending the agreement period for one year in an amount not to exceed $1,182,814. There is sufficient funding (Measure U, Fund 2401) in the Homeless Housing Initiative MYOP (I02000200) to execute a supplemental agreement with WEAVE, Inc. extending the agreement period for one year in an amount not to exceed $574,565.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Saint John’s Program for Real Change and WEAVE, Inc. are both local to the Sacramento region.
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