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Authorizing the Office of Neighborhood Safety to accept a Minnesota Department of Human Services grant to support operating costs of shelter space for integrated care to Familiar Faces clients experiencing homelessness, and to amend the budget of the Office of Neighborhood Safety accordingly.
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WHEREAS, St. Paul’s Office of Neighborhood Safety (“ONS”) and local private and public service agencies have partnered in a Familiar Faces Initiative to aid a core population of unsheltered persons experiencing severe behavioral challenges and homelessness, known as Familiar Faces; and
WHEREAS, Familiar Faces clients are among the most challenged, unsheltered persons living in our community and needing intensive community-based support; and
WHEREAS, ONS and its partners have created a Familiar Faces Intensive Care Management and Operations Team to provide comprehensive and integrated services to Familiar Faces clients; and
WHEREAS, the Intensive Care Team has secured federal funding via a Department of Justice grant to be applied to lodging and board expenses for temporary shelter of Familiar Faces clients; and
WHEREAS, the Familiar Faces Intensive Care Management and Operations Team has been awarded a state-level grant from the Minnesota Department of Human Services for $1,972,000, for a two-year period, that can be applied to operations costs for temporary shelter of Familiar Faces clients, including such expenses as facility staffing, program supplies, utilities, security, maintenance and janitorial fees, office equipment and supplies, and related support services; and
WHEREAS, the attached Budget Narrative describes in more detail the how the grant funds will be utilized for operational costs; and
WHEREAS, the state Department of Human Services grant does not require the City to provide matching funds or additional obligations; and
WHEREAS, the goal of the Familiar Faces Initiative is to strengthen the St. Paul community by providing support and stabiliza...
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