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Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Out Youth to provide mental health care, peer support, health care referral and education, community building, and engagement to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, gender non-conforming, gender fluid, genderqueer, and two-spirit communities (LGBTQIA2S+ population) residing in Austin/Travis County for an 18-month term ending on September 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $153,643, with four 12-month extension options each in an amount not to exceed $102,429, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $563,359. Funding: $51,214 is available in the Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget. Funding for the remainder of the term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
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Lead Department
Austin Public Health.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $51,214 is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget. Future funding is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
For More Information:
Adrienne Sturrup, Director, 512-972-5167; Laura LaFuente, Assistant Director, 512-972-5077; Ashlee Kraus, Acting Social Services Agreements Administration Manager, 512-972-5044; Juanita Jackson, Business Process Consultant, (512) 972-6163.
Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action:
February 12, 2024 - The City's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Quality of Life Advisory Commission submitted Recommendation 20240212-5 for Budget for LGBTQIA+ Affirming Mental Healthcare, citing findings from The City's 2021 LGBTQIA+ Quality of Life Study that demonstrate a vital need for LGBTQIA+ affirming mental health and wrap-around support services.
Additional Backup Information:
This action will authorize negotiation and execution of a new social services agreement with Out Youth for their LGBTQIA+ Mental Health Services program to improve the mental health of LGBTQIA2S+ identifying youth in Aus...
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