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C. 75

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	May 22, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Amend Contract with Uplift Family Services for Supervised Family Visitation Center Services

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/22/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V 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: May 22, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Uplift Family Services, effective June 1, 2018, to increase the payment limit by $36,057 to a new payment limit of $186,057 and to extend the term from June 30, 2018 to a new term ending December 31, 2018, for providing family visitation services to Contra Costa County for the period July 1, 2017 through December 31, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract amendment will increase expenditures by $36,057 to be funded 100% by Federal Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program funds. [CFDA#: 93.556]

BACKGROUND:

The Community Based Family Visitation program provides supervised visitation to parents and their children in a community setting, with parent friendly hours of operation. The Visitation Centers’ primary activities include: 1) providing a family-friendly environment for supervised visitation; 2) observing parent-child interaction during supervised visits; 3) providing interactive parenting education and family support; 4) modeling and coaching appropriate parent-child interaction; 5) documenting services provided; and 6) consulting with assigned Children and Family Services (CFS) staff.

The Visitation Centers, as part of the Progressive Step-Down Model in the CFS Visitation Policy, offer an opportunity for parents to demonstrate their capacity to safely engage with their children. When parents demonstrate that they understand how to keep their children safe, they transition into unsupervised visits and ultimately, children return home. A key component in the Community Based Family Visitation model is that parents and children have more frequent visitation and for longer periods of time. Visits are supervised by Visitation Monitors who provide ongoing mentoring and coaching for the parent.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Vital family visitation services would not be provided and court orders may not be met.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This contract supports all 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 services to prevent child abuse and thus maintain the family.