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Lassen County approves homeless‑services funding agreements with TEACH as new Continuum‑of‑Care administrative entity
Summary
The Board authorized two funding agreements to be administered by TEACH, a Modoc County nonprofit now serving as the Continuum‑of‑Care administrative entity, covering supportive‑services staffing, outreach and training uses for state homelessness grants.
The Lassen County Board of Supervisors approved two contract actions to continue county use of state homeless‑assistance funding through a new administrative entity.
Grace Core, program manager for housing with the county’s Community Social Services division, said the administrative entity for the seven‑county Continuum of Care changed and that the county needed updated agreements so the funds can be administered. The Board approved a funding agreement with Training Employment and Community Help (TEACH), a Modoc County nonprofit, to administer a grant allocation intended for supportive services (staff, outreach and casework). Core said the county had already received the funds and that the agreements simply identify the new administrator.
A second allocation with TEACH includes eligible uses for training, street outreach and system support; Core said the amounts and eligible uses differ slightly between the two allocations and that one contract is more narrowly committed to staff time while the other covers a broader set of activities, including training for county staff and consultants.
Board members pressed for clarity on how the money would be used. Core pointed to exhibit C in the contract packet for specific allowable uses, said the county had placed the funds in a supportive services account, and described TEACH as an approved member of the seven‑county Continuum of Care. The Board voted to authorize the agreements and directed the county administrative officer to execute them on behalf of the county.
The Board did not discuss significant changes to program design; Core said using this allocation to pay for staff time and supportive services rather than new construction was a local decision and that the amounts involved would not support housing development by themselves.
Next steps: County staff will finalize and sign the agreements and coordinate TEACH’s administration of the supportive‑services funds.
