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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	December 11, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract with STAND! For Families Free of Violence for Grant for Improving Criminal Justice Response Program Services

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/11/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor

Contact:

Gina Chenoweth 8-4961

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 11, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with STAND! For Families Free of Violence, in an amount not to exceed $103,626, to provide services to victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse, human trafficking, and/or stalking, through the Federal Grant for Improving Criminal Justice Response Program Services, for the period January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract increases Department expenditures in the budgeted amount of $103,626, funded 100% by a Federal Department of Justice grant, with no County match requirement.

[CFDA 16.590]

BACKGROUND:

The Contra Costa Alliance to End Abuse (Alliance), a consortium of local public agencies created to address local domestic violence issues, applied for and received funds from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence against Women, Improving Criminal Justice Response Program ("Project").

The primary purpose of the Project is to develop and strengthen effective responses to violence against women. The goals and objectives of the Project are as follows: 1) strengthened support and advocacy for victims of domestic violence (DV), sexual assault (SA), human trafficking (HT), and stalking; 2) enhanced judicial handling of Cases of DV, SA, HT, and stalking; 3) enhanced law enforcement response to DV, SA, HT, and stalking; and 4) enhanced and revitalize the coordinated community response to DV, SA, HT, and stalking.

Alliance is engaging Contractor to assist in carrying out activities consistent with the funding application, including advocacy and supportive services delivered by bilingual staff to victims of DV, SA, HT, and/or stalking, including members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) community in the County.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The availability of services to assist in the prevention of domestic violence, sexual abuse, human trafficking, and/or stalking in Contra Costa County will be hindered.