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C. 97

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	June 22, 2021

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Costa

County

Subject:

Contract with Uplift Family Services for Family Preservation and Support Services

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/22/2021

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:

V. Kaplan, (925) 608-5052

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 22, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Uplift Family Services, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $504,000 to provide family preservation and support services to families referred from existing child welfare cases and/or the County Probation Department for the period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. This contract is subject to approval by the County Administrator and approval as to form by the County Counsel.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This will increase department expenditures by $504,000, funded by 30% County General Fund and 70% State 2011 Realignment funds.

BACKGROUND:

The Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD), Children and Family Services Bureau (CFS) selected this contractor from the competitive procurement, Request for Proposal (RFP) #1169 in 2019-2020. Contractor will provide family preservation and support services, including ongoing case management that engage and establish a positive rapport with families who have been referred from existing child welfare cases and/or County Probation Department and who are experiencing multiple stressors impacting their ability to parent effectively and consequently and are at risk of having their children placed in out-of-home care.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Absence of these critical services will result in an increased number of children being removed from their families and placed in foster care.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This contract supports all five of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: 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 family support, stability, and safety of children, thereby preventing out-of-home placement.