The City of Plano became an HHSP recipient on September 1, 2018. The City receives General HHSP funds and HHSP Youth Set-Aside funds. The funds are used to provide a Rapid Re-Housing Program to Plano’s homeless residents and those that became homeless while living in Plano. Using a competitive Request for Proposals process, the Salvation Army-Plano location was selected to administer the Rapid Re-Housing Program. The program provides financial assistance and case management support to assist Plano’s homeless youth population with obtaining affordable rental housing within Plano city limits. The City of Plano does not use any portion of HHSP Youth Set-Aside funds to reimburse for staff administrative costs.
Since the program’s inception, the overall HHSP program has helped 157 individuals obtain housing; 21 of which were youth. As participants exit the program, Salvation Army tracks housing retention to measure program success. To date, 84 people have maintained their housing at least three months after exiting the program; 9 of which were youth.
TDHCA reimburses the City for expenditures and the City must report monthly on the status of the funds through the State’s online contracting system. Any funds remaining at the end of the fiscal year are returned to the State’s general fund.