RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Lilliput Children’s Services, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $420,000 to provide support services to relative caregivers of relative’s children, for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract is funded 100% by State 2011 Realignment funds.
BACKGROUND:
Lilliput Children’s Services was selected from a competitive procurement, Request for Proposal (RFP) #1159, to provide the Kinship Support Services Program for East Contra Costa County. The Kinship program provides community-based family support services to relative caregivers and the dependent children placed in their homes by the juvenile court as well as for those who are at risk of dependency or delinquency. Additionally, these programs will provide post-permanency services to relative caregivers who have become the legal guardian or adoptive parent of formerly dependent children. Lilliput Children’s Services will provide multiple support services for relative caregivers including site based mentoring, case management, support groups, recreational/group activities, respite, and educational forums.
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