DEPARTMENT: Office of Performance and Analysis (OPA)
FILE TYPE: Regular Information
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Update On Services From Nonprofit Vendors
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Receive presentations from major nonprofit vendors that Dakota County utilizes for service provision.
SUMMARY
In order to provide services to county residents, Dakota County contracts with 501(c)(3) nonprofit vendors. The ten nonprofit vendors with the largest county contracts have been invited to present to the Board of County Commissioners and provide an update regarding their activities. Although nonprofit vendors provide services across county divisions and elected offices, the largest nonprofit vendors perform work primarily through Community Services.
Although it is structured as a Limited Liability Company (LLC) and not a nonprofit, Ally Supportive Services has also been included in the list of ten organizations scheduled to present. Ally's inclusion is an example of an organization with a different structure that the county contracts with for services.
The ten presentations are scheduled over two separate General Government and Policy Committee (GGP) meetings. Each presentation is scheduled for 10-15 minutes.
Organizations scheduled to present at the April 7, 2026, GGP meeting include 360 Communities, Ally Supportive Services, Avivo, Center City Housing Corporation (CCHC), and Dakota Woodlands.
Nonprofit presentations scheduled on April 7, 2026, provide the following services for Dakota County:
- 360 Communities provide housing clinic, homelessness prevention, and Federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) victim support services.
- Ally Supportive Services provide homeless services including unsheltered street outreach, referral based outreach, housing navigation services, and street outreach.
- Avivo provides homeless employment and training services.
- Center City Housing Corporation (CCHC) provides supportive services for Cahill Place Apartments.
- Dakota Woodlands provides ...
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