HomeMy WebLinkAboutcover memoCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO : The Honorabl ayor DATE : February 13, 2004
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RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the Honorable Mayor and the City Commission adopt
the attached to create a new Special Revenue Fund and to appropriate and
expend said funds not to exceed $40,000.00 per year. These funds consist of a three-year
grant beginning July 2004 totaling $120,0000 from Miami -Dade County's, Alliance for
Human Services to the City of Miami Homeless Assistance Program. The services to be
provided are: outreach, assessment, information and referral services to homeless
individuals in the City of Miami.
BACKGROUND
In November 2004, The Alliance for Human Services announced the issuance of a Notice
of Funding Availability (NOFA) request for proposals for General Social Services to the
residents of Miami -Dade County. One of the components provided funds to develop
housing and social services for homeless persons.
To enhance the quality of life in the City of Miami the City of Miami Homeless
Assistance Program submitted a proposal. All services proposed are consistent with the
Miami -Dade County Community Homeless Plan, the County's Master Social Service
Plan, and Dade County's Continuum of Care System of Services for addressing
homelessness.
In January 2004, the Alliance for Human Services awarded the Miami -Homeless
Assistance Program a three-year grant to provide outreach, assessment, information,
referral and placement services to homeless individuals and families in the City of
Miami.
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