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Hammond approves HOME-ARP subrecipient agreement with Regional Health Systems to fund supportive services
Summary
The Hammond Redevelopment Commission held a public hearing on a proposed substantial amendment to its HOME-American Rescue Plan allocation and approved a subrecipient agreement with Regional Health Systems to shift funds from housing development to supportive services and financial assistance.
Hammond Redevelopment Commission on Aug. 5 held a public hearing on a proposed substantial amendment to its HOME-American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) allocation plan and approved a subrecipient agreement with Regional Health Systems to deliver supportive services in the city.
The public hearing and subsequent vote addressed a reallocation proposal from the Department of Housing and Urban Development award originally noted as $1,700,000. A city presenter told commissioners the department had recalculated the original award and that the city’s allocation had increased “by $2,021” and that the administration sought to move funds originally proposed for housing development into supportive services and financial assistance.
The shift would fund rental assistance, case management, employment support and health services through a subrecipient agreement with Regional Health Systems. Yvette Drezel, business development manager and grant writer with Regional Care Group, introduced Regional Health Systems’ team members and described services the organizations propose to provide. Cynthia Kennedy, service director of adult intensive services at Regional Health Systems, said the agency can deliver intensive case management including assertive community treatment (ACT), traditional case management, financial literacy and supported employment programs aimed at people with serious mental illness, substance misuse, or factors that increase risk of homelessness.
"Our goal is to reach those clients or those individuals in the city of Hammond that may be at risk of homelessness or are homeless," Kennedy said.
Commissioners asked no follow-up questions during the hearing. Commissioner Tiffany Shelton moved to approve the City of Hammond HOME-ARP subrecipient agreement with Regional Health Systems; Commissioner Kubacki seconded. A roll-call vote recorded five yes votes (Tomage; Tsubaki; Mosley Shelton; Myricks; Popridge) and the motion passed.
The city staff presentation framed the change as a reallocation from housing development to supportive services; no dollar-by-dollar breakdown of the final reallocated amounts was provided during the hearing. The public hearing was opened and closed during the meeting prior to the vote.
The agreement directs HOME-ARP funds to a local health and social services provider rather than to housing construction in this phase; further program implementation details, timelines, and reporting requirements were not specified in the meeting record.
