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Rescue Outreach Mission outlines funding history and asks Seminole County for possible midyear support

2762772 · March 25, 2025
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Summary

County staff and Rescue Outreach Mission leaders reviewed two decades of funding, ARPA expenditures and shelter operations; ROM requested up to $280,000 in additional county support this fiscal year beyond $200,000 already allocated.

Seminole County staff and leaders from Rescue Outreach Mission (ROM) briefed the Board of County Commissioners on the county's funding relationship with ROM and current operational and fundraising conditions, and ROM requested an additional county allocation of up to $280,000 for the current fiscal year.

Deputy County Manager Trish Johnson and Community Assistance Division Manager Carrie Longsworth summarized programs that serve people experiencing homelessness in Seminole County and reviewed funding sources including Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), the county's Community Service Agreements (CSA), the state housing initiatives partnership (SHIP) and federal CARES and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)…

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