Title
Request to Enter into an Agreement with Housing for Hope, Inc. (Ordinance S-51717) - Citywide
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with Housing for Hope, Inc. to fund the acquisition and supporting improvements of a safe house for pregnant women experiencing abuse. The total value of the agreement will not exceed $600,000. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. Funding is available from Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Report
Summary
The Neighborhood Services Department's (NSD) Neighborhood Enhancement and Infrastructure Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), provides grant funds to non-profit organizations for critical projects that provide a public benefit to Phoenix residents with low-and-moderate incomes.
Housing for Hope, Inc., a subsidiary of Catholic Charities Community Services, requested funds to acquire a single-family residential home to use as a safe house for pregnant women. The safe house will be an emergency resource for pregnant women leaving an unstable or unsafe environment due to emotional and/or physical domestic violence. Additionally, the safe house will provide wrap-around services, including meals, clothing, supplies, counseling, and referrals to community services. The safe house will assist in preventing homelessness by offering a short-term stay, 30 to 90 days, while permanent housing is arranged.
The project will support the City's responses to domestic violence and homelessness by providing an additional solution that prevents homelessness that could otherwise be experienced by pregnant women, and their children, escaping domestic violence.
Contract Term
The 12-month agreement term will begin on or about March 15, 2025, with an option to extend for six months, that may be exercised at the discretion of the City Manager, or designee.
Financial Impact
Funding is available in the Neighborhood Services Department's Neighborhood Enhancement and Infrastructure Program Budget using HUD CDBG funds. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson and the Neighborhood Services Department.