RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with STAND! For Families Free of Violence, a non-profit corporation of California, in an amount not to exceed $227,470 to provide shelter services for domestic violence victims and their children for the period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. (36% County, 64% Other)
FISCAL IMPACT:
$227,470: 36% County (General Fund), 64% Other (Marriage License Fees and Fines)
BACKGROUND:
This contract addresses the social needs of the County's population by providing a crisis call center number and an emergency shelter facility 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, providing at least 6,580 shelter bed days to a minimum of 122 women and children in domestic violence crisis situations. Contractor provides support and assistance as a response from a law enforcement agency or hospital emergency room including danger assessment, safety planning, and domestic violence education and information. Contractor is a domestic violence shelter-based agency providing services to domestic violence victims and their children in compliance with the requirements of the California Welfare and Institutions Code section 18294.
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