RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute an agreement with Contra Costa Community College District – Contra Costa College (CCC) in an amount not to exceed $24,000 to provide Resource Family Approval training for the period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The interagency agreement is funded with 75% Federal ($18,000) and 25% State ($6,000) funding and are included in the FY 2020/2021 department budget. (CFDA No. 93.658)
BACKGROUND:
The Resource Family Approval program was enacted by legislation in 2007 and expanded through Senate Bill 1013 (Chapter 35, Statutes of 2012). The statute requires the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), in consultation with county child welfare agencies, including Juvenile Probation, foster parent associations and other interested community parties, to implement a unified, family friendly and child-centered resource family approval process.
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