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.
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.
Kevin Riley
2:10:30
Thank you.
