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QUESTION
How will the city support organizations affected by the termination of the RISE program for HASA clients?
2:08:18
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The city plans to redirect HASA clients to alternative employment support services due to budget constraints and the termination of the RISE program.
- The preliminary plan allocates an additional $46.5 million in FY 2024 for HIV and AIDS service administration, including emergency shelter units.
- Savings are expected from not renewing the vocational services provider for HASA clients, impacting providers historically involved in the work.
- Most HASA clients are eligible for other employment services programs offered by the city.
- The city intends to connect affected clients to local career services or other suitable programs prior to the RISE program's end.
Kevin Riley
2:08:18
The preliminary plan includes an additional $46,500,000 in fiscal year 2024.
2:08:24
Only from the city and state funding sources to meet increased demand from HIV and AIDS service administration.
2:08:31
Single room occupancy, emergency shelter units based on January's PEG plan submitted by HRA and and the RFP for the RISE program provided vocational services for HASA.
2:08:45
Clients will not be renewed This program was administered by CBOs that by HRA's estimates, this change will bring savings to the bottom line.
2:08:55
For hot set clients that will mean an immediate end to the workforce development program effective by FY 25.
2:09:02
So what is the plan to support DBOs who have historically done this work and are impacted by these pegs.
2:10:30
Thank you.
Molly Wasow Park
2:09:09
Thank you, council member.
2:09:11
So just to be clear, the new need was specifically on the bedside of the operation.
2:09:17
So within the the HASA program, we do both emergency and slightly longer term Tier 2 shelters.
2:09:25
And so we will be investing in sorry, not to choose.
2:09:31
But as a emergency housing, we will be investing more money there.
2:09:36
So the the funding is there to make up gap in those budgets with respect to the employment contract, which it's a challenging one, as I noted before, close to 90% of our tax levy budget is spent on entitlement programs.
2:09:52
So when we were looking for options for cuts, we had very few options Most HASSA clients are eligible for all of their remaining employment services programs.
2:10:02
We do have a significant range of employment services programs.
2:10:07
So we will be making referrals to for clients to the other programs.
2:10:11
Administrative French?
Scott French
2:10:15
No, that was that's what we'll be doing.
2:10:16
We'll be connecting before the program ends with all of the clients for the RISE program.
2:10:21
And we will be connecting them to local career services programs or other programs they might be interested that we currently run and that can provide them employment support.