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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgmnt Centro La Familia.pdfAttachment A Page 1 of 3 Centro La Familia’s Housing Retention Program Proposal Established in 1972, Centro La Familia Advocacy Services (CLFA) has over 48 years of experience as a provider of full continuum services, which includes outreach, engagement, prevention, intervention, counseling and advocacy services to culturally diverse populations throughout Fresno County. Through its mission “providing services that empower and support families and individuals in our culturally diverse community,” CLFA implements programs, collaborates with partner agencies, and engages community residents through outreach and education, promoting family safety and raising community awareness of child abuse/neglect prevention strategies. CLFA serves families and individuals in rural and urban communities through three Neighborhood Resource Centers located in West Fresno (main office), Highway City and Kerman and a satellite office in Mendota. Programs operate in five departments: 1. Family Strengthening Department: Child Abuse Intervention and Prevention, Parent Education, Home Visitation, Socialization Groups, Child Development. 2. Health & Wellness Department: MAP Point Linkages, Housing Intervention, Housing Rental/Mortgage Assistance, Health Insurance/CalFresh Applications, TEAM (Telecom Resolutions), CHANGES (Utility Resolution), Mental Health Support/Outreach. 3. Victim Advocacy Department: Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking, Sexual Assault Intervention and Prevention, Temporary Restraining Orders, Humanitarian relief through U-Visa, T-Visa, and VAWA. 4. Immigration Services Department: Office of Legal Access Program recognized with 6 staff members partially accredited providing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Adjustment of Status, Citizenship, Renewals, Family-Based Petitions, Consultations. 5. Leadership & Policy Department: Leadership Development, Census 2020 Outreach and Engagement. Through these departments, CLFA staff members link clients to additional resources including food, clothing, basic necessities, medical assistance and other resources. Centro La Familia currently provides housing retention services to individuals impacted by COVID-19 through an agreement with the City of Fresno. CLFA proposes to expand the housing retention program to areas outside the City of Fresno with an emphasis on agricultural workers. Attachment A Page 2 of 3 SCOPE OF SERVICES Centro La Familia Advocacy Services, Inc. (Administrator) shall perform the following services: 1. Administer the County of Fresno’s Housing Retention Program as follows: a. To be eligible an applicant must: i. Be a resident living in Fresno County. ii. Have a signed rental agreement, mortgage statement or an alternate form of documentation verifying applicant’s tenancy and monthly rent, or similar documentation in the case of mortgage assistance iii. Provide evidence the grant will be used to prevent eviction or support housing related financial assistance. This may include, but is not limited to, payment of back rent or mortgage owed. iv. Be at or below 80% Area Median Income (AMI), verified by documentation from a third party or an affidavit signed by the applicant stating current income during and prior to the COVID-19 crisis. v. Have not received assistance for rent or mortgage expenses from another government program. vi. Provide documentation that the assistance is required due to loss of income during the COVID-19 crisis. Acceptable documentation may include: 1. Proof of decrease in income occurring after March 1, 2020. 2. Proof of COVID-19 related financial losses occurring after March 1, 2020. 3. Proof that Applicant has fallen behind on rent, mortgage and utilities due to other factors related to COVID-19, to be approved at the discretion of the Administrator within the context of the CARES legislation and guidelines. b. A participating landlord shall accept grant funds as payment in full of the missed or insufficient rent for Month to Month, 2020, and are prohibited from increasing rent or charging late fees during that term. c. County of Fresno and Administrator shall jointly develop additional eligibility criteria based on guidance from County of Fresno leaders. d. Administrator shall make grant applications available as soon as possible. e. Grants shall be awarded from qualified applicants on a first-come first-served basis. f. Grants are limited to $1,500 per individual, or $3,000 per household. g. Grant awards shall begin by approximately mid-September 2020. h. County will issue payments with a remit to awarded applicants and either their landlord or mortgage company. i. Centro La Familia will pick up the checks from the County for distribution to grantees. 2. Marketing and community outreach. This will be done independently, and in collaboration with Administrator, in coordination with and as directed by County of Fresno. Administrator may, in its sole discretion, use its administration fee for marketing and community outreach. 3. Maintain all documents and records in a safe and secure facility. 4. Prepare required reports, correctly, and within required time limits. Attachment A Page 3 of 3 5.Work cooperatively with the County of Fresno to develop any modifications to the Program if they become necessary due to changes in laws, regulations, or changes that will make administration of the program more effective. This shall also include making recommendations to County of Fresno, and responding to questions from County of Fresno, about the program and for the purpose of making administration of the program more effective. 6.Operate the Program in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. 7.Administrator will verify that each application is complete, and meets the County of Fresno’s threshold eligibility requirements, making a recommendation for County to issue payment for rent or mortgage owed. The County of Fresno may revise the requirements from time to time, with notice to Administrator, and shall evaluate each application to decide whether the proposed grantee is eligible under the Program Requirements as set forth in this Attachment A. 8.Administrator will set up an application process that includes, without limitation, giving the applicant an information checklist containing the specific Program Requirements of the Program. 9.Administrator shall report the final distribution of grants to the County of Fresno, reporting shall consist of the total number of applications with a copy of all the applications received with the final grant distribution for each Recipient. 10.Administrator shall maintain records of applications and grants distributed and ensure that all distributions follow CARES expenditure guidelines. EXHIBIT A 1 of 4 COUNTY OF FRESNO HOUSING RETENTION PROGRAM APPLICATION SECTION 1- APPLICANT INFORMATION Applicant Name: ______________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________________ How long have you lived at this address? _________________ # of Children under 18 _____________ # of Members in Household _____________ For each Member of the Household, please provide the following i nformation below: NAME Date of Birth Are you requesting grant funds to prevent eviction from permanent housing? ___________ (Yes/No) If the answer is yes, please provide a signed rental agreement or alternate form of documentation verifying tenancy and monthly rent. What is your Monthly Rent (or Mortgage) Payment? ________________________ How much do you currently owe your Landlord/Bank? ____________________ Please provide verification of amount currently due EXHIBIT A 2 of 4 How many months do you owe in back rent? ________________________ Please provide verification of total rent due at time of application Did your income decrease after March 1, 2020, as a result of COVID-19? _____________ (Yes/No) If yes, please explain how your income has decreased as a result of COVID-19 If no, have you suffered any financial losses after March 1, 2020, related to COVID- 19? _______ (Yes/No) If yes, please explain how you have suffered financial losses related to COVID-19. Have you received any other assistance related to COVID-19? ________ (Yes/No) If yes, please identify the source and amount of the assistance received. If approved, please make the one-time assistance grant payable as follows: (select one) ______ 80% Payment to Landlord directly for back rent from Apr. to Dec. 2020 ______ with no rental assistance maximum. Landlord waives 20% of back rent. (Landlord must certify this Option on the Application) Payment to Landlord directly for back rent from Apr. to Dec. 2020 with a rental assistance maximum of $1,500/individual or $3,000/household. (A joint check will be issued to Applicant and Landlord) Landlord’s address where rental assistance is to be mailed: ______________________________________________________________________ EXHIBIT A SECTION 2 – LANDLORD INFORMATION (IF APPLICABLE) Landlord Name: ________________________________________ Landlord Address: ______________________________________ What is Tenant’s Monthly Rent Payment? _________________________ How much does Tenant currently owe you? _________________________ Please provide verification of rent currently due Does Tenant owe you any back rent? ______________________ (Yes/No) If yes, please provide verification of all rent owed by Tenant What is the total back rent owed by Tenant for April 2020 through December 2020? _________________________ Please provide verification of any back rent owed from April-December 2020 Are you willing to accept 80% of Tenant’s back rent from April through December of 2020, AS PAYMENT IN FULL of any of Tenant’s missed or insufficient rent? ____________ (Yes/No) Do you agree not to increase Tenant’s rent during this Program or charge late fines during the state of emergency? _______________ (Yes/No) If Approved, please make check in the amount of $___________ payable to: ________________________________ (Landlord name) ________________________________ (Address) ________________________________ (City, State, Zip Code) 3 of 4 EXHIBIT A 4 of 4 SECTION 3 – APPLICANT SIGNATURE AND CERTIFICATION I hereby affirm that the information provided in the Housing Retention application is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that if I provide any false information or misrepresentation during the application process it will be grounds for denying my application to the Housing Retention Program. I understand in submitting this application I am not guaranteed financial assistance from the COUNTY of Fresno’s Housing Retention Program. In addition, my signature below acknowledges my understanding and consent to the release of the information and supporting documents in my application to the COUNTY of Fresno Housing Retention Program and its affiliated Administrators. I also understand and consent to the release of this application pursuant to the Public Records Act, to the extent required under California law. I declare under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct. Applicant Name Signature Date: ____________________ _____________________ _______________ SECTION 4 – LANDLORD SIGNATURE AND CERTIFICATION (IF APPLICABLE) I hereby affirm that the information provided herein is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that providing false information will be grounds for denying this application. I understand this application is not a guarantee of financial assistance from the COUNTY of Fresno’s Housing Retention Program. I agree to not increase Tenant’s rent for the period of the Program and from charging any late fines during the state of emergency. By accepting payment, I further agree that the COUNTY of Fresno Housing Retention Program funding will serve as full satisfaction and payment of Tenant’s rent owed from April 2020 through December 2020. Landlord Name Signature Date: ____________________ _____________________ _______________ Exhibit B SELF-DEALING TRANSACTION DISCLOSURE FORM In order to conduct business with the County of Fresno (hereinafter referred to as “County”), members of a contractor’s board of directors (hereinafter referred to as “County Contractor”), must disclose any self-dealing transactions that they are a party to while providing goods, performing services, or both for the County. A self-dealing transaction is defined below: “A self-dealing transaction means a transaction to which the corporation is a party and in which one or more of its directors has a material financial interest” The definition above will be utilized for purposes of completing this disclosure form. INSTRUCTIONS (1)Enter board member’s name, job title (if applicable), and date this disclosure is being made. (2)Enter the board member’s company/agency name and address. (3)Describe in detail the nature of the self-dealing transaction that is being disclosed to the County. At a minimum, include a description of the following: a.The name of the agency/company with which the corporation has the transaction; and b.The nature of the material financial interest in the Corporation’s transaction that the board member has. (4)Describe in detail why the self-dealing transaction is appropriate based on applicable provisions of the Corporations Code. (5)Form must be signed by the board member that is involved in the self-dealing transaction described in Sections (3) and (4).