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C. 49

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Date:	October 4, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract with Jewish Family and Community Services East Bay with Measure X Funding

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 10/04/2022

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) 608-5052

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: October 4, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Jewish Family and Community Services East Bay, in an amount not to exceed $979,800 for comprehensive refugee resettlement services for the period October 5, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

FISCAL IMPACT:

$979,800: One-time Refugee Resettlement Resources allocation as a result of County Measure X Funding ($1,000,000 allocation less $20,200 administrative costs), all of which is budgeted in FY 2022-23.

BACKGROUND:

At the February 22, 2022 meeting, the Board of Supervisors approved a one-time allocation of $1,000,000 to Recipient for the Refugee Resettlement project (the "Project"). The Project meets the following goal identified by the MXCAB: Welcoming and Safe Community (Goal #5). As such, these funds, minus any administrative costs, are recommended for allocation directly to Jewish Family and Community Services (JFCS) East Bay due to the County's existing relationship with the organization.

JFCS East Bay is an affiliate of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), an international refugee resettlement humanitarian organization, and provides mandated resettlement and placement services over a ninety (90)-day time period for newly arriving refugees who seek to rebuild their lives in Contra Costa County. These provided services are minimally funded through the U.S. government’s Office of Refugee Resettlement. With the one-time refugee resettlement project funding from Measure X, JFCS East Bay will provide case management, direct assistance, community-based services, and legal services to new arrivals in partnership with Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) or County. The funding will be used to meet the current and urgent needs of our community. JFCS East Bay will provide up to $5,000 per participant receiving services (up from the originally suggested $2,000 which was deemed by the Department to likely be insufficient in some cases to meet the full need) and will submit regular reports on expenditures. The allocation is not limited specifically to Afghan refugees.

$1,000,000 Measure X One-time Refugee Resettlement Project funding
(20,200) Administrative costs
$ 979,800 Contract amount with JFCS East Bay

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Contra Costa County will not be able to adequately support newly arriving refugee families. With the massive and complex migration of refugees and humanitarian parolees to the East Bay, self-sufficiency for most newly arriving families cannot be achieved within the ninety day period. As a result of multiple compounding factors such as the large volume of new arrivals in a short period of time and federal government delays in processing work permits, there will be a gap in direct assistance funding and services to support the basic needs of newly resettled families to Contra Costa County.