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C. 31

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	May 12, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Hedge Funds Care Grant

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/12/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Elaine Burres, 313-1717

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: May 12, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to apply for and accept funding in an amount not to exceed $45,000 from the Hedge Funds Cares Grant, focused on the prevention and treatment of child abuse, for community based visitation services for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

County to receive an amount not to exceed $45,000 from the Hedge Funds Care Grant.

BACKGROUND:

The Hedge Fund Care Grant is focused on child abuse prevention and treatment. The funds will allow Contra Costa County to support an ongoing program of child abuse intervention with a target population of youth ages 0-18 years who are dependent on the County (per California Welfare and Institutions Code section 300) and the families from which they have been removed. The project would observe parent and child interactions during scheduled supervised visitation(s) with goals to increase access to supervised visitation, decrease trauma associated with separation, and increase parenting skills.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without funding, services for community based family visitation services would be curtailed.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.