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C. 33

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	March 26, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

California Department of Social Services, Resource Family Approval Program, Amendment I

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/26/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor

Contact:

Elaine Burres, 608-4960

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: March 26, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Resolution No. 2019/45 to approve and authorize the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with the California Department of Social Services to increase the contract amount from $0 to a new payment limit not to exceed $36,800, to provide legal services and family evaluations associated with the Resource Family Approval Program, with no change to the term January 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract amendment will increase the amount the County will pay to the California Department of Social Services by $36,800. Funding for payment is from Capped Allocation funds, which are 50% State, 50% Federal.

BACKGROUND:

The Resource Family Approval (RFA) Program is a unified, family-friendly and child-centered caregiver approval process created to replace multiple processes for licensing foster homes, approving relative and non-relative extended family members as foster care providers, and approving adoptive families. It is a streamlined set of standards for resource family approvals which allow for the safety, permanence, and well-being of the children who have been victims of child abuse and neglect, and decreases the length of time for each to obtain permanency. RFA was created as part of the Continuum of Care Reform (CCR) which was authorized by Senate Bill 1013. California Department of Social Services (CDSS) provides legal consultation and family evaluation (previously referred to as psychosocial assessment) support as related to the RFA program which are necessary in order to expedite the delivery of services to children and non-minor dependents who reside or may reside in an approved resource family home. An agreement was executed with CDSS for these services in June 2017, CDSS has provided an amendment to increase the maximum contract amount from $0 to $36,800, to cover program administrative costs. This amendment will allow CDSS to provide the services referenced above to Contra Costa County.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

CDSS is providing Resource Family Approval and Legal Services under this contract/amendment due to previously implemented CCR requirements. Negative action would result in Contra Costa County foster youth having less access to family finding and supportive services to locate and transition into appropriate and stable, permanent placements.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

The contract 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 providing a streamlined process in expediting service delivery to children and non-minor dependents.