Adams County approves $185,000 amendment to expand 'SWAP Familiar Faces' rapid rehousing program
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The board approved Amendment 1 to the agreement with Homeless Home Incorporated to add $185,000 for the SWAP Familiar Faces rapid rehousing program, allocating 2026 budget dollars to provide up to one year of rental and utility subsidies with intensive case management for frequent SWAP users.
The Adams County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 13 approved a resolution (Amendment 1) to the contract with Homeless Home Incorporated to add $185,000 in funding for the SWAP (Severe Weather Activation Program) Familiar Faces rapid rehousing program.
County staff and program managers described the program’s model: staff identify the top users of the SWAP program through data analysis and a multidisciplinary "case conferencing" meeting with roughly 25 homelessness navigators, nonprofit partners and county staff. Program managers said they reviewed about 90 high-frequency SWAP users, rehoused roughly 30 people through various placements and provided the rapid-rehousing subsidy to 10 people under the prior contract year. The rapid-rehousing subsidy covers rent and utilities initially and is tapered as case managers assess stabilization; program managers said national data show about 80% retention in housing after rapid rehousing.
Lindsay Earl, manager for Poverty Reduction and Homelessness Services, said the current $185,000 amendment places funds already approved in the 2026 budget into the contract so the provider can continue the rapid rehousing subsidy and case-management supports. Staff said the subsidy is provided for up to 12 months on a rolling basis from the individual's admission date.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions about eligibility, how subsidies taper and how the county might recoup downstream savings; staff said the program redirects repeated SWAP costs into housing and cited an estimated $3 savings for every $1 invested in the program (staff provided the multiplier as part of their summary but did not present a detailed cost-recovery plan in the meeting). A commissioner asked staff to include future discussion of how recovered savings could be redirected to support additional participants.
A motion to approve the amendment passed on an affirmative vote recorded in the meeting.
(Clarifying note: staff referenced American Rescue Plan funds used in prior years that expire Sept. 30; the amendment discussed in this meeting allocates 2026 budgeted dollars to the contract as presented.)