RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-621 with Seneca Family of Agencies, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $394,200, to provide Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC) training to resource parents to support youth who need foster care placement, for the period from May 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $394,200 and will be funded by 67% Employment & Human Services Department ($262,800) and 33% Mental Health Realignment ($131,400) revenues.
BACKGROUND:
This contract meets the social needs of the County’s population in that it provides TFC training to resource parents to support youth who are in foster care or in intensive treatment foster care homes. Expected program outcomes include an increase in positive social and emotional development as measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS).
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