Office of Housing and Community Empowerment

Authorization of one-year subrecipient agreements (with two renewal options) with three organizations to deliver Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) programs—including emergency/tenant rental assistance, facility-based housing, master leasing, and housing information services—totaling not to exceed $4,166,538, funded by FY 2024-25 and FY 2025-26 HOPWA Grant Funds.

Authorize one-year subrecipient agreement(s), with two one-year renewal options, contingent on available funding, with a term beginning on October 1, 2025, approved as to form by the City Attorney, wi

Authorizes the first amendment to a contract with the Texas Department of State Health Services to extend and increase funding for the Texas Lactation Support After-Hours Hotline Program, accepting an additional $400,000 in grant funds for FY2026 and extending the contract through August 31, 2026.

Authorize (1) the first amendment to Contract No. HHS001465500001, with the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) for the Texas Lactation Support After-Hours Hotline Program in the amount o

Authorizes subrecipient agreements totaling $350,000 with Housing Connector ($250,000) and Volunteers of America Texas ($100,000) to provide housing navigation, placement, and wraparound case management services for reentry and justice-impacted residents, funded through the TDCJ Re-Entry Services Program Fund.

…financial coaching for reentry and justice-impacted residents, on behalf of the Office of Community Care and Empowerment, beginning on June 11, 2025, with all terms,…

Authorizes acceptance of a $50,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (via MIT subaward) to fund the J-PAL North America LEVER Evaluation design for the city's Digital Navigators Program, and establishes corresponding appropriations.

Authorize the (1) acceptance of a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Subaward Agreement No. S6566, in the amount of $50,000.00 for t

A briefing on developing a Quality of Life Strategy through a Senior Strategic Plan, presented by the Office of Community Care and Empowerment.

Developing a Quality of Life Strategy - Senior Strategic Plan [Jessica Galleshaw, Director, Office of Community Care and Empowerment; Holly Holt, Assistant Director, Office of Community Care and Empow

Authorization to accept a five-year, $140.5 million contract from Texas Health and Human Services Commission for the WIC Program, establish appropriations, and receive and deposit funds in the WIC Program Fund for fiscal years 2026–2030.

Authorize the (1) acceptance of a five-year-contract from Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Progra