RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #74–379–2 with People Who Care Children Association, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $203,594, to provide Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) prevention and early intervention services for the period from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2012, in an amount not to exceed $101,797.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Proposition 63/MHSA. No County funds are required. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing work experience for 150 multicultural youth residing in the Pittsburg/Bay Point communities, as well as programs aimed at increasing educational success among youth who are either at-risk or high-risk of dropping out of school, or committing a repeat offense.
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