RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to accept funding from the Assistance League of Diablo Valley in an amount not to exceed $15,000 for the Independent Living Skills Program, Senior Year Expenses Scholarship Program for foster care youth residing in Contra Costa County for July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
FISCAL IMPACT:
County to receive an amount not to exceed $15,000 from the Assistance League of Diablo Valley. (No County match)
BACKGROUND:
The funding from the Assistance League of Diablo Valley will assist Independent Living Skills Program (ILSP) foster youth participants with the costs of high school senior year expenses. Program participants are foster youth who are Juvenile Court dependents of Contra Costa and foster youth residing in the County. the ILSP will administer the Senior Year Expenses Scholarship Program on behalf of the Assistance League of Diablo Valley and will distribute funds to eligible foster youth. The program was created to address the needs of foster youth high school seniors as foster care payments received by care providers are insufficient to provide for extra curricular activities.
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