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File #: 24-0369    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Approval Review
File created: 3/18/2024 In control: Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee
On agenda: 3/27/2024 Final action:
Title: Approves a contract with The Salvation Army for $8,006,556 and an end date of 12-31-2024 to support the intake, services, and operations at The Tamarac Family Shelter, in Council District 4 (HOST-202473096).
Indexes: Anne Wallace
Attachments: 1. RR24-0369_HOST_Tamarac Program Resolution Request, 2. Tamarac Family Shelter March 2024 _Updated
Contract Request Template (Contracts; IGAs; Leases)

Date Submitted: 3-25-2024

Requesting Agency: HOST
Division:

Subject Matter Expert Name: Chris Lowell
Email Address: Christopher.lowell@denvergov.org
Phone Number:

Item Title & Description:
(Do not delete the following instructions)
These appear on the Council meeting agenda. Initially, the requesting agency will enter a 2-3 sentence description. Upon bill filling, the City Attorney's Office should enter the title above the description (the title should be in bold font).

Both the title and description must be entered between the red "title" and "body" below. Do not at any time delete the red "title" or "body" markers from this template.
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Approves a contract with The Salvation Army for $8,006,556 and an end date of 12-31-2024 to support the intake, services, and operations at The Tamarac Family Shelter, in Council District 4 (HOST-202473096).
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Affected Council District(s) or citywide?|1010|Contract Control Number:
HOST-202473096
Vendor/Contractor Name (including any "DBA"):
The Salvation Army
Type and Scope of services to be performed:
The access point and intake team serve as the front door to screen families before entering the shelter program. The team determines if:
1) a family should receive rapid resolution assistance to divert them to more appropriate locations than the shelter system;
2) a family should be accepted into the short-term, intensive crisis stabilization program with a maximum stay of two weeks to provide necessary supports to help quickly resolve their episode of homelessness; or
3) a family should be accepted into the long-term shelter program with a maximum stay of 180 night, reserved for households in need of additional support and services in order to successfully exit to stable or permanent housing.

In addition to intake analysis, this contract provides housing-focused case management, including conflict resolution, support with maintaining or increasing...

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