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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	November 3, 2020

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Interagency Agreement with Contra Costa Community College District - Los Medanos College Campus for Resource Family Heritage Training

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/03/2020

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:

L. Malone (925) 608-4943

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: November 3, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute an agreement with Contra Costa Community College District – Los Medanos College (LMC) in an amount not to exceed $37,800 to provide foster parent and caregiver Heritage training for the period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The interagency agreement is funded with 75% Federal ($28,350); 17.5% State ($6,615); and 7.5% General Fund ($2,835) funding and is included in the FY2020/21 department budget. (CFDA #93.658)

BACKGROUND:

In response to the increasing magnitude of problems related to perinatal exposure to alcohol and other drugs, an interagency collaboration was formed that involved the California Departments of Alcohol and Drug Programs, Health Services, and Social Services. This collaboration was previously named Options for Recovery (OFR), now known as the “Heritage” project. The mission is to promote the recovery of pregnant, postpartum, and parenting chemically dependent women and the enhancement of the health of their children by providing comprehensive and coordinated alcohol and other drug treatment, case management, and specialized recruitment and training of foster parents and relative caregivers.

The Heritage Project in Contra Costa County is a program designed to train caregivers of the needs of babies and children who are born exposed to drugs and/or alcohol, which may also be HIV exposed, are court dependents and are under six (6) years of age. The Heritage Project training for foster caregivers entails thirty-three (33) hours of classroom training in the areas of Childhood HIV and AIDS, Comforting the Drug Exposed Infant and Special Medical Needs and the Effects of Drugs and Alcohol on Infants.

This agreement includes special conditions to modify the general conditions insurance paragraph to allow the agency to self-insure.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the Heritage training is not delivered to foster caregivers, there will be less available specialty trained families who will be able to care for babies and children who are born exposed to drugs and/or alcohol, who may also be HIV exposed.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This agreement supports all five 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, by preparing families to better meet the needs of vulnerable children in the foster care system and allows seamless transition to permanency.