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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
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FROM :
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Manager
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February 13, 2004
Grant Award from
Miami Dade County
FILE :
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the Honorable Mayor and the City Commission adopt
the attached to accept and appropriate funds not to exceed $17,500 to the City
of Miami Homeless Assistance Program (MHAP) from the Miami -Dade County
Homeless Trust. Said funds will be utilized to provide emergency assistance in the form
of motel vouchers to families who are on the waiting list for emergency shelter.
BACKGROUND
In 2003, MHAP documented over 28,800 services to homeless individuals and families
resulting in 4,539 placements into shelters and programs. Among those placed were 272
families with 594 children. MHAP networks with the participants of Miami -Dade
County's Continuum of Care (COC) System of Services to the Homeless, Miami Police
Department and NET offices to facilitate access to outreach services. Whereas,
immediate shelter space within the COC for families is frequently unavailable, the
Miami -Dade County has awarded $17,500 to MHAP to provide motel vouchers for up to
seven days while MHAP aggressively works towards moving them into the COC.
The housing and services facilitated by MHAP are an integral component of Miami Dade
County's Continuum of Care (COC) system of services to address homelessness. Said
system is consistent with Miami-Dade's Community Homeless Plan and Social Service
Master Plan. This award from the Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust will help to
ensure that no family remains unsheltered while awaiting services through the COC.
Said funds will augment services to the city's homeless community, while enhancing the
quality of life within the City of Miami.
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JA/RG/BS