TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kelly Olivera, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cauley, MPA - Economic and Community Development Director
Albert A. Baker - Community Relations Manager
DATE: November 14, 2022
RE:
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Housing for People with AIDS (HOPWA) Contract with Robeson County Health Department (through Dogwood Health Care Network) for Housing Support Services
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
All Council Districts and the Fayetteville/Cumberland Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
GOAL IV: The City of Fayetteville will be a highly desirable place to live, work and recreate.
4.6: To reduce poverty and homelessness
Executive Summary:
City Council is asked to authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with the Robeson County Health Department (through Dogwood Health Care Network) to provide housing stability and support services to qualified populations within the Fayetteville/Cumberland Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The amount of the contract will be $534,528 and is funded through the Economic and Community Development Department's (ECD) Annual Action Plan (AAP) through the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Background:
City Council authorized the AAP at the June 27, 2022 regular City Council meeting. This is the first time the City of Fayetteville has become an entitlement community for the HOPWA grant. The HOPWA program aims to ensure affordable housing options and related housing services are available to low-income persons with HIV/AIDS and their families. Achieving and maintaining housing stability helps avoid homelessness and improves access to and engagement in HIV/AIDS treatment and care. Effective July 1, 2022, the MSA includes Cumberland, Harnett, and Hoke counties. The federal grantee for the region is the City of Fayetteville.
Issues/Analysis:
On August 1, 2022, the City of Fayetteville requested qualifications from qualified firms to...
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