RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Lilliput Children’s Services, a Non-Profit Corporation, to increase the payment limit by $130,000 to a new payment limit of $429,990 for increasing the number of family evaluations conducted to expedite state mandated Resource Family Approval (RFA) for the period January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The funds allocated for this contract are 100% State 2011 Realignment.
BACKGROUND:
Family Finding is an intensive research and engagement process for the youth involved in Children and Family Services. The purpose of the Family Finding program is to offer lifelong connections to foster youth by locating the most appropriate stable family or non-related extended family members, providing a placement, or discovering relatives of the children in care.
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