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C. 54

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	June 13, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract with Family Support Services for Comprehensive Respite Services for Foster Parents

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/13/2017

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 3-1648

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: June 13, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Family Support Services, a non-profit corporation of California, in an amount not to exceed $350,000 to provide comprehensive respite services for foster parents for the period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. (100% State)

FISCAL IMPACT:

$350,000: 100% State (50% Realignment Funding, 50% Foster Parent Recruitment, Retention, Support Grant)

BACKGROUND:

The Contractor was selected as a result of the competitive bidding process to provide comprehensive Respite Services including both in-home and at approved drop-off locations, to support respite-eligible families under a variety of programs. Programs include Heritage (resource families in their full-time roles as caregivers of drug-exposed children ages 0-60 months), Kinship (relative or foster caregivers and their dependent children) and any other program tha offers respite care services through any Contra Costa County approved program. Contractor will also provide a respite coordinator to coordinate and manage the various programs. The goal of the respite program is to provide comprehensive high-quality in-home, out-of-home, and approved site location respite services to support the relative caregivers and foster parents in their full-time roles as caregivers.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Respite services to caregivers and relative caregivers of medically fragile children will no be available through EHSD.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

The services provided under this contract support all five of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes: (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 respite services to families as needed during times of crisis when a caregiver needs to be away from home or when parents or relative caregivers must pursue other activities that temporarily take them away from children whose special needs require ongoing care..