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FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE - Special Meeting

Meeting Date:	05/13/2019
Subject: Innovative Community Partnerships
Submitted For:	Kathy Gallagher
Department:	Employment & Human Services
Referral No.:	#110
Referral Name:	Innovative Community Partnerships
Presenter:	Devorah Levine	Contact:	Devorah Levine (925) 608-4890

Information

Referral History:

On January 6, 2015 the Board of Supervisors referred oversight and receipt of updates on the Employment and Human Services Department's (EHSD) Innovative Community Partnerships to the Family and Human Services Committee (FHS). On June 7, 2016, the Board approved expanding F&HS Referral No. 110 "Innovative Community Partnerships" to include the subject of Whole Family Services. This change was necessary to incorporate a major EHSD initiative, which refocuses client-facing benefit eligibility to assess the status and needs of the “whole family” while they are also determining benefit eligibility. Key to the new initiative is working with community partners to form a network of family resource centers in current place-based centers such as SIT (Service Integration Team) and SparkPoint sites, Family Justice Centers, First 5 centers, et al.

On June 25 and July 10, 2018, the FHS and Board of Supervisors received the most recent annual report on the Innovative Community Partnerships referral. Devorah Levine presented that report and thanked the board of supervisors for its investment in the health and well-being of families, which has avoided other costs. She commented on EHSD's role in adding expertise in areas of whole person care, the social determinants of health, federal policy, and elder abuse prevention. She advised that Innovative Community Partnerships was grant-funded for 18 more months and highlighted the challenge of finding ways to sustain services beyond that timeframe.

Kathy Gallagher commented that EHSD had access to grant writers and can assist community-based organizations to access those grant funds for which government agencies are not eligible.

Supervisor Andersen stressed the value of networking among local foundations. Additional discussion pertained to the 2-1-1 resource and referral service.

Referral Update:

Please see attached status report on EHSD's delivery of essential public benefits and safety net services through innovative community partnerships.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

ACCEPT the attached status report on EHSD's delivery of essential public benefits and safety net services through innovative community partnerships.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

There is no fiscal impact; the report is informational only.

Attachments
Staff Report_EHS_Innovative Community Partnerships
Powerpoint Presentation_EHS_Innovative Community Partnerships