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C.35

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Joe Valentine, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	December 8, 2009

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Families Thrive Collaborative Action Community and Public Awareness Campaign

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/08/2009

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Devorah Levine, 313-1524

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: December 8, 2009
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, on behalf of the County's Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative (ZTDV) to accept the demonstration grant funding award in an amount not to exceed $428,000 from the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children's Bureau to fund The Families Thrive Collaborative Action Community and Public Awareness Campaign.

FISCAL IMPACT:

County, on behalf of Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative, to receive $428,000 (100% Federal, No County match) for The Families Thrive Collaborative Action Community and Public Awareness Campaign. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number 93.670.

BACKGROUND:

Each year, the Board of Supervisors adopts a Federal legislative platform which establishes priorities and policy positions with regard to potential Federal legislation and regulation. The 2008 Federal Legislative Platform included a Federal Fiscal Year Appropriation request of $750,000 as the top priority for Safe and Bright Futures for Children Exposed to Domestic Violence to implement the federally funded plan to diminish the damaging effects of domestic violence on children and adolescents and to stop the cycle of intentional injury and abuse. In April, 2009, the Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative (ZTDM) was notified that a federal appropriation had been designated in the amount of $428,000 and subsequently submitted a grant application to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children's Bureau. On October 13, 2009, ZTDV was notified of the award.

A broad based collaborative has developed a comprehensive plan under a 3-year federal planning grant that will align and create a system responsive to the needs of children exposed to domestic violence through identification, intervention and treatment; raising awareness; training professionals; utilizing and disseminating data; establishing consultation teams to support providers in interviewing and using best practices; and providing target services over time.

Current activities include 1) development of a public education campaign aimed at parents with a prevention message; 2) increasing capacity by training service providers to focus on early intervention; 3) development of a robust on-line platform; 4) development of a community of practice focused on children's exposure to domestic violence; 5) development of a data collection method; and, 6) benchmark and measure progress.

Collaborative participants include: Child Abuse Prevention Council, Contra Costa County Children and Family Services; Contra Costa County Department of Health Services; Contra Costa County Probation Department; Community Violence Solutions; First 5 Contra Costa Children and Families Commission; STAND! Against Domestic Violence; and, We Care Services for Children.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

The Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative supports three of the County's community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: "2) Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood"; "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" through coordinated intervention services designed to reduce domestic and family violence and elder abuse.