To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: JOHN LA ROCK, COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR
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APPROVE AGREEMENT WITH PEOPLE ASSISTING THE HOMELESS (PATH) FOR HOMELESS OUTREACH AND HOUSING NAVIGATION FOR THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $100,000 FOR THE TERM MAY 12, 2020 - MAY 18, 2022
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) has been an effective collaborator since 2016 assisting the City with outreach and housing navigation to individuals experiencing homelessness.
PATH has more than 25 locations throughout California, providing services in more than 140 cities, and more than 1,000 units of permanent supportive housing completed or in development. They help unhoused individuals find permanent housing and provide case management, medical and mental healthcare, benefits advocacy, employment training, and other services to help residency retention. Since 2013, PATH has connected more than 7,500 people to permanent homes.
Working in collaboration with the Police Department and other homeless service providers, the proposed contract with PATH allocates their personnel resources to homeless street outreach in Redondo Beach, appearances at homeless court to support the City Attorney's homeless diversion pilot program, and providing housing navigation for interim and permanent housing solutions. During the COVID-19 health crisis, PATH continues outreach, providing hygiene kits to people experiencing homelessness and making hotel-stay connections via the State's Project Roomkey.
Following the original agreement approved on January 19, 2016 and subsequent agreements approved on March 3, 2017 and May 1, 2018, a new agreement has been prepared to maintain the outreach and navigation services of PATH in Redondo Beach through May 18, 2022.
BACKGROUND
In 2012 the Redondo Beach Police Department conducted a comprehensive survey of its homeless population. The goal of the survey was to improve public safety and increase the City's knowledge of this diverse p...
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