Title
Resolution to Amend the FY 2020 Council Approved Budget to Accept and Appropriate the 2020 Virginia Homeless Solutions Program Grant Amendment through the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development to Respond to a Statewide Call to Action to Support the Most At-Risk Homeless Populations During the Public Health Crisis Known as COVID-19
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
The Hampton Department of Human Services has been notified by the Virginia Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD) that the Greater Virginia Peninsula Homeless Consortium (GVPHC) would receive $124,577.05 to assist in responding to COVID-19.
In accordance with the Virginia Homeless Solutions Program guidelines the funds are to be utilized for Emergency Shelter Operations (prioritizing individuals who are unsheltered and individuals who were required to leave shelter during the day). These emergency funds are dedicated to ensuring emergency homeless shelter providers are able to respond to the health and safety needs of individuals and households experiencing homelessness. This funding will support essential services staff and volunteers in providing coordinated community-based activities. Eligible activities include: Case Management and Supportive Services; Maintenance, Rent, Supplies, Utilities and Transportation. Case Management and Supportive Services include connecting unsheltered persons with shelter and supportive services, addressing the needs of guests utilizing hotel/motel vouchers, administering health/symptom screenings at shelter and connecting guests with significant health needs that cannot be served within the emergency shelter with more intensive support systems.
Hampton serves as the lead agency through which all GVPHC funding flows and is dispersed for the communities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, James City County, York County and Williamsburg.
Hampton desires to accept the $124,577.05 and any additional allocations from the Virginia Departmen...
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