RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Uplift Family Services, a non-profit corporation in an amount not to exceed $254,454 to provide Child Welfare Redesign Differential Response Path 2 Case Management services in East and Central Contra Costa County for the period of July 1, 2018 through June 20, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract will increase expenditures by $254,454 and will be funded 100% by State Child Welfare Services Outcome Improvement Project-Realignment funds.
BACKGROUND:
This contractor was selected as a result of the competitive bid process to continue implementation of the Differential Response Path 2 Case Management Program which provides early intervention in the lives of families who have had a report of abuse or neglect. The Differential Response Program works with community-based and/or faith-based organizations to provide case management and home visiting services to high-risk families to address the issues that brought the family to the attention of Children and Family Services (CFS). Selected contractors provide services to impact the family's ability to safely care for their children and avoid the further need for interaction with and further investigation by CFS.
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