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C. 46

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	January 22, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract with Uplift Family Services for Supervised Family Visitation Services

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/22/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

V. Kaplan, (925) 408-4963

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 22, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Uplift Family Services, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $149,501 to provide supervised family visitation services for the period January 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The funds allocated for this contract are 100% from Federal Promoting Safe and Stable Families funding.

BACKGROUND:

Uplift Family Services will assist Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) social workers in providing Community Based Family Visitation (CBFV) services located in West, Central,and East Contra Costa County to deliver supervised family visitation services to children and families involved with Children and Family Services (CFS), offering eligible families the opportunity of having supervised parent-child and sibling visitation in community-based locations. CBFV will provide a safe, comfortable, and accessible environment in which supervised visits can take place between children and families at their designated locations or in the community.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Vital family visitation center services would not be provided in the County.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This contract supports all of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: (1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; (2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood"; (3) "Families that are Economically Self Sufficient"; (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and (5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families." This is accomplished through providing integrated and collaborative case management prevention and intervention services to students and their families in need.