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Oakland Homeless Service Funding Adjustments (FY 2024-2025)

Original title: Subject: FY 24-25 CHS HHAP Reallocations From: Human Services Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Amending Resolution No. 90288, Which Awarded Various Grant Agreements To Homeless Service Providers, To Change The Funding Source From The General Purpose Fund (GPF) To State Homeless, Housing, Assistance, And Prevention (HHAP) Funds For The Grant Awards To Cornerstone Community Development Corporation DBA Building Futures With Women And Children (BFWC)’S Permanent Access To Housing (PATH) Program And To East Oakland Community Project’s Matilda Cleveland - Families In Transition (MCFIT) Program; And (2) Amending Resolution No. 90604 To Provide An Additional $2,000,000 To A Grant To Kingdom Builders Transitional Housing Program For A Total Amount Not To Exceed $5,000,000 In HHAP Funding, For Operating And Supportive Services For A Transitional Housing Program Serving Transition Age Youth

May 20, 2025

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The Frame

What this does

This resolution shifts the funding source for two existing homeless service programs to state funds and increases the total city-allocated funding for the Kingdom Builders youth housing program to $5 million.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Kingdom Builders Transitional Housing Program

The organization will receive an additional $2 million in funding for their youth housing services.

Cornerstone Community Development Corporation

The funding source for their PATH program is being transitioned from local general funds to state HHAP funds.

East Oakland Community Project

The funding source for their MCFIT program is being transitioned from local general funds to state HHAP funds.

What changed

Last recorded activity May 20, 2025.

What's next

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Summary

The Oakland City Council approved changes to how homeless service programs are funded, shifting some existing grants to state-level funding and increasing the total grant amount for a youth transitional housing program by $2 million.

Key Facts

  • The City Council approved an additional $2,000,000 in HHAP funding for the Kingdom Builders Transitional Housing Program.
  • The total grant amount for the Kingdom Builders Transitional Housing Program is now capped at $5,000,000.
  • Funding for the Cornerstone Community Development Corporation (BFWC) PATH program is changed from the General Purpose Fund to State HHAP funds.
  • Funding for the East Oakland Community Project MCFIT program is changed from the General Purpose Fund to State HHAP funds.
  • The funding changes apply to the FY 2024-2025 budget cycle.
  • The Kingdom Builders program provides operating and supportive services for transition-age youth.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the HHAP fund?
stands for Homeless, Housing, Assistance, and Prevention, which is a state-level funding source for homelessness services.
Does this resolution cut funding for the PATH or MCFIT programs?
No, it changes the source of the funding from the city's General Purpose Fund to state funds, but does not state that the total grant amounts for these specific programs are being reduced.
Who is the Kingdom Builders program for?
The program provides transitional housing, operating, and supportive services specifically for transition-age youth.

Why It Matters

This resolution shifts the funding source for two existing homeless service programs to state funds and increases the total city-allocated funding for the Kingdom Builders youth housing program to $5 million.

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Shift to State Funding

The city is actively moving homeless service grants from local general funds to state-provided HHAP funds, likely to preserve local budget flexibility.

Human Services Department

Connected Entities

organizationEast Oakland Community Project“Recipient of grant funding for the MCFIT program.”Map →
organizationHuman Services Department“The department recommending the funding reallocations.”Map →
organizationKingdom Builders Transitional Housing Program“Recipient of an additional $2 million in funding.”Map →
organizationCornerstone Community Development Corporation“Recipient of grant funding for the PATH program.”Map →

Sources

Open source document

webapi.legistar.com

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  • Controversy20
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