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EXHIBITA
<br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY NONPROFIT / QUASI AGENCY REQUEST FOR FU DING
<br />A. Program Cover Page / Q
<br />Agency:
<br />Contact Person
<br />Title:
<br />Address:
<br />Website Address:
<br />Program Title:
<br />Treasure Coast Homeless Services Council
<br />Rayme L. Nuckles
<br />Telephone: 772-213-9040 C
<br />Fax: 772-567-7791
<br />Visionary Leader E -Mail:
<br />2525 St. Lucie Ave, Vero Beach, FL 32960
<br />www.tchelpspot.org
<br />Homeless Continuum of Care Program
<br />I Agree - By checking the "I Agree" box and entering your name below, you certify that information contained in this application
<br />accurately reflects the activities of this agency and that the expenditures or portions thereof for which County funds are being requested
<br />are not reimbursed by any other source.
<br />Name: Rayme L. Nuckles Title: Visionary Leader
<br />brier aescri tion or the rro ram ror wnicn Tunaing is re uestea:
<br />We are requesting continued funds to support pre-existing staff roles in Indian River County that are instrumental to supporting the
<br />homeless response system and assisting clients enrolled in Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH). These funds are additionally
<br />important and act as a required match to our annual funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
<br />This year, we received a 38% increase in funding from HUD, and thus we are requesting a 38% increase in funding from the Indian
<br />River County Board of County Commissioners this year.
<br />The total match burden for grants serving Indian River County (IRC) equates to $452,596.92 for grant funds spent in the County
<br />equaling over 1.8 million. This includes $351,240 match to the IRC Alcohope grant that totals over 1.4 million and serves nearly 100
<br />individuals in Permanent Supportive Housing in IRC alone. The additional $101,356.92 is IRC's share of programs that serve all
<br />three counties served by the Continuum of Care. These additional programs include data management, supporting the homeless
<br />management information system, coordinated entry, expanded PSH services, Domestic Violence rapid rehousing, and CoC planning
<br />dollars. These programs are offered across the tri -county region and thus it is important for us to secure matching dollars from each
<br />county.
<br />The funds requested from IRC BOCC this year equate to around 44% of the total match for IRC required by HUD for these vital
<br />programs, and would be utilized to support match needed for the vital programs supporting Indian River County, including the PSH
<br />program Alcohope. Showing match is imperative to keeping these programs operational. We are thankful to community partners
<br />providing additional in-kind match across our tri -county programs such as SafeSpace, New Horizons, and St. Lucie County. Treasure
<br />Coast Homeless Services Council is additionally able to provide some in-kind match for newer grants as well.
<br />The PSH program provides long-term housing assistance paired with supportive services for individuals and families experiencing
<br />chronic homelessness, often with disabling conditions. The program is designed to promote housing stability, improve health
<br />outcomes, and increase self-sufficiency by offering wraparound case management, connection to healthcare, employment support,
<br />and other essential services. New Horizons has been instrumental in providing matching in-kind dollars to many of our programs
<br />across our counties. They additionally are instrumental in supporting the Aclohope PSH program, providing the necessary mental
<br />health supports that make the program so successful.
<br />However, the Indian River County specific grant of Alcohope, which is a recent combination of multiple formerly existing grants
<br />originally operated by the County, already had a set requirement of cash -match before TCSHC became the operational entity of this
<br />grant. Further, our Homeless Management Information System, which we are required by HUD to manage as the CoC lead, and the
<br />CoC Planning Project also require cash matches. These programs are split across the tri -county, with Indian River County's cash -
<br />match share equaling $19,798.17.
<br />As a result, although TCHSC is deeply grateful for each increase in HUD funding, it is critically urgent that we continue not only to
<br />secure, but to grow, our cash match commitments. Without these essential local contributions, we risk the millions of vital funding
<br />that directly support our community's most vulnerable residents. These cash matches are not simply a bureaucratic requirement;
<br />they are the lifeline that keeps our Permanent Supportive Housing programs active and our most at -risk neighbors stably housed. Ir
<br />Indian River County, where the affordable housing crisis has reached emergency levels, the ability to maintain and expand these
<br />programs is absolutely vital. Without sustained and increased local investment, there's the very real possibility of housing losses for
<br />individuals and families who have no other options.
<br />In recent years we have expanded our efforts across Indian River County, to include our specific housing measures for the Opioid
<br />Crisis in collaboration with Indian River County, and employing a dedicated Housing Navigator who has worked diligently to support
<br />program operations in the county. We are seeing positive results with increased outcomes for the clients we support and positive
<br />results from the programs we offer. Funding from the Indian River County BOCC directly supports program operations and offers a
<br />sustainability for these expanding efforts, ensuring continued momentum, preserving critical staff capacity, and allowing us to meet
<br />the growing needs of residents facing housing instability with timely, effective, and compassionate support.
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