Housing and Disability Advocacy Program

The vendor required to provide housing and disability advocacy program for include:
- Provide outreach and case management services for the housing and disability advocacy program (HDAP) as follows:
•    Provide services to individuals potentially eligible for HDAP services. 
•    HDAP eligible individuals include those that are likely eligible for disability benefits and who are chronically homeless or at risk of homelessness and include:
o    Individuals;
o    Youth; and
o    Families
•    Utilize the current point in time (PIT) count data to determine highly populated areas for targeted outreach.
•    Complete five hundred (500) unique interactions with community members experiencing homelessness.
•    Complete homeless management information system (HMIS) intake forms and address case management needs for each HDAP eligible individual.
•    Assist HDAP eligible individuals with obtaining vital documents, as necessary.
•    Vital documents shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
o    Identification card;
o    Birth certificate; and
o    Social security card.
•    Serve one hundred and fifty (150) individuals with outreach needs, including, but not limited to, the following:
o    Referrals to agencies providing disability advocacy;
o    Referral to resources; and
o    Shelter referrals
•    Provide referrals to financial management resources.
•    Facilitate and host workshops to HDAP eligible individuals to address the following needs:
o    Fraud prevention; and
o    Housing search and identification.
•    Assist all HDAP participants with resource navigation and connection to the following:
o    Medi-Cal;
o    Cal-fresh: and
o    Behavioral health agencies.
•    Provide transportation services to HDAP eligible individuals during outreach, to medical appointments, vital document collection, housing search and identification, etc.
- Provide housing and disability advocacy program (HDAP) case management to assist eligible individuals.
1. HDAP eligible individuals include those that are likely eligible for disability benefits and who are chronically homeless, homeless, or at risk of homelessness as follows:
•    Individuals;
•    Youth; and
•    Families.
2. HDAP case manager shall provide the following services:
•    Intensive case management services; 
•    Enter each individual into the homeless management information system (HMIS); 
•    Use vulnerability index and service prioritization decision assistance tool (VISPDAT) to screen and assess individuals with the most critical needs. 
•    The VISPDAT shall assess, but is not limited to, the following:
o    Past and current hospital records; 
o    Past and current mental health treatment records; 
o    Period of homelessness; 
o    History of frostbite and other cold weather injuries; 
o    Individual over forty-five (45) years old with daily substance abuse; and
o    Individuals’ tri-morbidity (co-occurring disorder of psychiatric and substance abuse with chronic medical condition).
•    Use the housing first model and offer permanent housing interventions to individuals experiencing homelessness and who are the most vulnerable;
•    Connect individuals to resources for social services, food, and clothing;
•    Help individuals’ complete identification card applications, birth certificate requests, and assist with obtaining social security cards;
•    Assist individuals with housing needs. this includes, but is not limited to, the following:
o    Provide viable housing leads and permanent housing options; 
o    Provide and assist individuals with housing applications; 
o    Arrange transportation to and from appointments related to housing needs; 
o    Determine housing payments (e.g., fair market rent or other standards); 
o    Work with prospective landlords, property managers and property management companies; 
o    Assist individuals in transitioning from interim to permanent housing; 
o    Ensure individuals have the ability to maintain permanent housing once they are no longer receiving HDAP services; and 
o    Complete follow up service by making contact with individuals who are permanently housed at no less than six (6) months, at twelve (12) months, and twenty-four (24) months after obtaining permanent housing.
3. HDAP case managers shall provide supportive services as follows:
•    Provide supportive services as needed to individuals (such as bus passes, transportation fees, motel vouchers, and housing deposits);
•    Housing supportive services shall be prioritized in the following order, depending on availability of housing stock and program eligibility of participants;
o    Permanent housing;
o    Permanent supportive housing;
o    Transitional housing;
o    Other housing programs;
o    Shelters; and
o    Motel vouchers, including medical respite.
•    Permanent housing is not available, HDAP case manager shall make referrals to temporary shelters and, if necessary, provide motel vouchers until permanent housing can be secured.

- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- Mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference Date: January 20, 2026
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: January 27, 2026