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Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor/Office of Homeless Services
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To develop a texting service for the public to use to help residents living on the street, who are in need of outreach services and support.
Entity Name: Newark Alliance, Inc.
Entity Address: 60 Park Place, Suite 1016, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $25,000.00
Total Project Cost: $25,000.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: Not Applicable
Grant Period: June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
The Mayor's Office of Homeless Services seeks to develop a texting service that will allow the public to use when they see an unsheltered person in need of outreach services and support.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City") seeks to develop a texting service for the public to use to help residents living on the street who are in need of outreach services and support; and
WHEREAS, on April 26, 2024, the Director of the Mayor's Office of Homeless Services, on behalf of the City, submitted an application to Newark Alliance, Inc., with offices at 60 Park Place, Suite 1016 Newark, New Jersey 07102 ("Newark Alliance"), for grant funds to develop a texting service that will allow the public to text when they see an unhoused person in need of assistance; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the grant application and pursuant to the selection and approval of Newark Alliance, the City has been awarded a grant in the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($25,000.00) to develop a texting hotline for the public to use to help residents living on the street who are in need of ...
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