Please ask the county board and County Executive, what happens to people who had their services cut in the county budget.
My blog on this is here. Here’s my open letter to the county board and city council, staff and the mayor and Joe Parisi.
from: Brenda Konkel <brendakonkel@gmail.com>to: “Green, Lynn” <Green@co.dane.wi.us>,
“parisi@countyofdane.com” <parisi@countyofdane.com>,
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“Wallinger, Sue” <SWallinger@cityofmadison.com>,
“Morrison, Susan” <smorrison@cityofmadison.com>,
“O’Keefe, Jim” <jokeefe@cityofmadison.com>,
Mayor <MayorGeneralMailbox@cityofmadison.com>,
Tenant Resource Center <trcboard@yahoogroups.com> date: Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 10:29 AM
subject: What happens to 5,564 clients?
Yesterday I was able to look at the CAC contract and what services they will be providing at the Housing Help Desk. There is a serious shift in services between TRC’s contract and CAC’s, leaving 5,564 clients with no services. Here’s a quick rundown of the major differences. They do 2/3 of the mediations, they only serve people who are homeless or “in immediate danger” of being homeless and they serve SIGNIFICANTLY less people for the additional $95,000 they will be receiving.
TARGET POPULATION
Under Tenant Resource Center Contract:
Low-income households living in Dane County and/or persons pending eviction in Dane County.
Under Community Action Coalition’s Contract:
Families or individuals with low or no-income and are homeless or in immediate danger of becoming homeless. (emphasis added)
NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED AT HOUSING HELP DESK
Under Tenant Resource Center Contract:
Provide Housing Counseling Services to 700 Households and information and referral to 6,000 individuals
Under Community Action Coalition Contract:
– Ensure 500 participants will be provided with housing information and referral.
– Ensure 200 participants will receive an eligibility assessment when requesting financial assistance
– Ensure 200 participants will be referred to shelter resources
– Ensure 250 participants will have housing options identified and 200 of those participants will receive more intensive services provided by Housing Navigators
– Ensure 86 participants will be diverted from using the shelter system and move into permanent housing
MEDIATION
Under Tenant Resource Center Contract:
Complete 300 mediation sessions
Under Community Action Coalition Contract:
Offer tenant landlord mediation services to at least 200 households to help consumer maintain housing. Mediaiton services shall include but are not limited to:
1. Negotiated repayment agreements.
2. Resolution of communication issues.
3. Negotiated agreements regarding the maintenance of property.
Was this what the county board intended when they RFPd the services? Do you intend for there to be a change in the services provided and for 5000 clients to be cut? What happens to the clients that fall into this gap in services?
Brenda Konkel
Executive Director
Tenant Resource Center
