Office of Homeless Services Budget and Concerns 2024-2025
This document provides insights into the recommended biennial budget for the Office of Homeless Services in Cuyahoga County for 2024-2025, highlighting key expenditures and concerns, including staffing levels, service costs, shelter renovations, and strategic planning. It outlines the allocated funds for various programs and initiatives aimed at addressing homelessness within the community.
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Cuyahoga County Office of Homeless Services David Merriman Director dmerriman@cuyahogacounty.us Melissa Sirak, Director October 23, 2023
Office of Homeless Services Cuyahoga County Role: Continuum of Care Role: Responsible for administering County and HUD funding. Designated lead agency for the Homeless Continuum of Care and the Homeless Management Information System Competitively procures Levy, ESG, ARPA, other HUD resources, and any designated local funding. Responsible for completing an annual analysis of all funding sources for the entire homeless crisis response system and making recommendations on strategic use of resources to improve system-wide service delivery. Cuyahoga County
$1,856,678 2.5% $335,494 0.4% $1,935,300 2.6%$902,677 1.2% $20,000,000 26.4% City ESG Leveraging Public Resources FY2023 County ESG State ESG Federal ESG-CV HUD CoC HHS Levy ARPA $39,271,145 51.9% $11,416,891 15.1% Cuyahoga County
Office of Homeless Services 2024-2025 Recommended Biennial Budget The OHS 2024-2025 biennial Levy budget does not include any reductions or elimination of existing programs, initiatives, or services. The overall OHS budget was reduced with the loss of CARES funding, which significantly supplemented the Levy budget for service provision within the continuum. All HHS Levy-funded contracts are service-based and leveraged against other resources to support the homeless crisis response system. The OHS 2024-2025 biennial budget includes increased levels of expenditures which include the following: 1 FTE (new) 2100 Lakeside Men s Shelter Family Overflow Shelter (new) Shelter for Medically Fragile (new) Cuyahoga County
Office of Homeless Services Concerns for 2024-2025 Biennial Budget Capacity to implement Strategic Plan to End Homelessness OHS staffing level Increased service/operations costs for homeless continuum providers Norma Herr Women s Shelter & 2100 Lakeside Men s Shelter, post-renovation Rapid Re-Housing Improvements to the coordinated access system Seasonal Shelter Cuyahoga County
