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FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	06/26/2017
Subject: Report on Innovative Community Partnerships and Whole Family Services
Submitted For:	FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:	110
Referral Name:	Innovative Community Partnerships (Whole Family Services)
Presenter:	Kathy Gallagher, EHSD Director; Devorah Levine, Assistant Director - Policy and Planning	Contact:	Enid Mendoza, (925) 335-1039

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 Innovative Community Partnerships to the Family and Human Services Committee (F&HS).

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 Employment and Human Services Department (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 and SparkPoint sites, Family Justice Centers, First 5 centers, et al.

Referral Update:

Please see the attached report from EHSD with an update on the established partnerships and safety net resources. This is the second report to F&HS on this referral.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

CONSIDER accepting the report from the Employment and Human Services Department on Innovative Community Partnerships and Whole Family Services, and direct staff to forward the report to the Board of Supervisors for their information.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

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

Attachments
Innovative Community Partnerships Report