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FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE - Special Meeting

Meeting Date:	10/29/2020
Subject: Annual Report on Challenges for EHSD - Continuum of Care Reform
Submitted For:	David Twa
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:	44
Referral Name:	Challenges for EHSD - Continuum of Care Reform
Presenter:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment and Human Services Director	Contact:	Dennis Bozanich 925-655-2050

Information

Referral History:

This referral to the Family and Human Services Committee (F&HS) was originally made by the Board of Supervisors on April 25, 2000. Another referral to F&HS, number 19, on Welfare Reform was referred on January 21, 1997. On January 1, 2005, the Board of Supervisors combined these two referrals so that the Department could provide updates on various aspects of their programs as the need arose. Since that time, the Family and Human Services Committee has received annual updates from the Employment and Human Services Department on a variety of issues impacting the Department.

On January 5, 2016, the Board approved the staff recommendation to carry forward this referral to the 2016 F&HS. On June 7, 2016, the Board approved the recommendation of the Employment and Human Services Director to eliminate the "Office of the Future" component of the referral and expand the referral to include a report on the Continuum of Care (Foster Care) topic.

Referral Update:

Please see the two attached reports from the Employment and Human Services Department. One report provides an update on the Department's implementation of the Continuum of Care Reform (AB 403) and their efforts to improve services to dependent children and youth. the other report provides an update on general challenges including those caused by the COVID pandemic.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

ACCEPT the report from the Employment and Human Services Department on the foster care Continuum of Care Reform implementation efforts and other challenges for the department including those caused by the COVID pandemic.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

There is no fiscal impact, the report is informational.

Attachments
Annual Report on General Challenges for EHSD - 2020
General Challenges for EHSD Presentation
Annual Report on Challenges of Continuum of Care Reform - 2020
Continuum of Care Reform Presentation 2020