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FY 2009-2010 CAPER -6- September 20, 2010
<br />waiting lists in BMR properties in San Leandro and other rental properties in other cities
<br />including Castro Valley, Belmont, Richmond, Manteca, Sacramento, and Oakland. Additionally,
<br />one (1) family, which was among nine (9) other families that were referred under the McKinney-
<br />Vento Act, was successfully housed in San Leandro. DSFRC continued to maintain its close
<br />relationship with Building Futures with Women and Children (BFWC) by providing supportive
<br />services, such as housing searches, employment counseling, emergency shelter, and clothing, to
<br />thirty-seven (37) BFWC and Sister Me Home clients. DSFRC, moreover, continually sends
<br />updated BMR vacancy or waiting list information to BFWC to keep them updated on affordable
<br />housing opportunities for their clients.
<br />♦ Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re -Housing Program (HPRP)
<br />The American Reinvestment and Recovery Action of 2009 (ARRA) included Homeless
<br />Prevention and Rapid Re -Housing Program (HPRP) funds designated to provide temporary
<br />financial assistance and housing relocation and stabilization services that prevent individuals and
<br />families from becoming homeless or assist those who are experiencing homelessness to be
<br />quickly re -housed and stabilized. Coordinating with the Cities of Alameda and Hayward,
<br />Alameda County Housing and Community Development Department (HCD), and service
<br />partners [Building Futures with Women and Children (BFWC), Abode Services, and Davis
<br />Street Family Resource Center (DSFRC)], the City co -applied for and received $1.5 million in
<br />HPRP grants. BFWC served as the lead applicant and is the lead agency for this grant. Through
<br />the use of these funds, a Mid -County Housing Resource Center (HRC) was established at the
<br />Davis Street Family Resource Center. This HRC has been providing housing stabilization and
<br />financial assistance services, which include one-time back rent payments, security deposit
<br />payments, moving costs, rental assistance, back utility payments, utility deposits or payment
<br />assistance, and motel vouchers, to homeless individuals and families and those at risk of
<br />homelessness since November 2009. By June 30, 2010, the HRC had prevented 290 San
<br />Leandrans (155 households) from being homeless and had re -housed forty (40) San Leandrans
<br />(28 households).
<br />Priority: Support public services.
<br />♦ Services for Low -Income Families, Children, Women in Crises, Seniors and Persons
<br />with Disabilities
<br />• The City funded five (5) projects, which were operated by four (4) agencies, with CDBG
<br />funds -- Building Futures with Women and Children (BFWC), Davis Street Family
<br />Resource Center (DSFRC), Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity (ECHO), and
<br />Project Literacy. Collectively, they provided services to 45,243 low-income persons.
<br />These services include emergency housing, provision of food, clothing, childcare,
<br />medical care, and job readiness training, fair housing and landlord/tenant counseling, and
<br />literacy educational programs.
<br />• DSFRC's Family Support Services Program provides food, shelter, clothing, referral to
<br />energy assistance programs, job attainment and retention services, and linkages to long-
<br />term assistance such as childcare and health services for low-income families,
<br />individuals, and seniors. Also, DSFRC provides other essential services, including
<br />nutrition education and life skills training, job preparation and placement services,
<br />counseling, childcare, free acute medical and dental care, and enrollment in affordable
<br />health care plans. Referrals are made to other agencies for specialized services such as
<br />housing and additional food resources. With the economic downturn, DSFRC saw the
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