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County recommends Centro de la Raza to run AC Housing Secure after RFP; program reports 93% overall stability outcome
Summary
County housing staff briefed the committee on the AC Housing Secure RFP, reporting that program services produced improved housing stability for 93% of assisted clients and that the selection committee recommended Centro de la Raza as administrator from two proposals received.
Alameda County housing officials updated the Health Committee on the AC Housing Secure program and the recent request‑for‑proposals process, reporting program outcomes and recommending an administrator for the next contract period.
Dylan Sweeney, housing policy manager, described AC Housing Secure as a housing‑stability program established in 2017 that provides legal assistance and emergency financial help to tenants and homeowners. He said the program’s recent RFP drew two proposals and that a four‑person county selection committee recommended Centro de la Raza as the contract administrator.
Sweeney presented outcome data from a recent year the county characterized as the most current “normal” year after the pandemic moratorium. He reported that fewer than 20% of unlawful detainer filings in Alameda County resulted in courtroom representation through AC Housing Secure, and that among clients who received courtroom representation 39% remained in their current housing while 43% moved to another stable housing situation. “The top line number is overall 93 percent of clients that received these services ended up in a more housing stable situation than before they reached out,” Sweeney said.
Sweeney said the new contract will emphasize integration with countywide homelessness prevention standards, improved data exchange and cross‑referral with an upcoming Housing Provider Resource Center. The contract language will clarify the program’s intent to serve households whose rights are being violated or whose ability to maintain stable housing would be irreparably damaged by an unlawful detainer, and it will set professional standards for legal providers funded by the contract.
Supervisors asked whether county services are countywide and how the arrangement interacts with City of Oakland contracting. Staff said Oakland maintains a separate contract with Central (Centro) to provide similar services for Oakland residents first; when Oakland funds are exhausted, clients can be referred to the county program so residents experience seamless service. No public commenters spoke on the item; the committee did not take a formal vote on the RFP recommendation during this meeting and the item will return as an action item with guidelines at a future meeting.
