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C. 71
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Date: June  21, 2022
The Seal of Contra Costa County, CA
Contra
Costa
County
Subject: 2022-23 Aspiranet Early Head Start Services Contract

APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On:   06/21/2022
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: Stan Hakes (925) 608-4691
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  21, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator
 
BY: , Deputy

 

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment & Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract renewal with Aspiranet, a nonprofit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,499,760, to provide Early Head Start program enhancement and CalWORKs initiative services for the term July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, subject to County Counsel approval as to form.

FISCAL IMPACT:

$949,760: The contract is 45% federally funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start. County match is not required. CFDA No. 93.600 (45% Federal).  
  

FISCAL IMPACT: (CONT'D)
$550,000: The contract is 26% funded by the State of California Department of Social Services via the County's Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD), Workforce Services Bureau. County match is not required. (26% State)  
  
$610,000: The contract is 29% funded by First Five Contra Costa Children and Families Commission via the First Five Interagency Service Agreement with EHSD Community Services Bureau. County match is not required. (29% State)  
Funds are already budgeted in FY 2022-23.

BACKGROUND:

Contra Costa County receives funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration services to program eligible County residents. EHSD contracts with a number of community-based organizations to provide services.  
  
Approval of this Board Order would renew a contract with Aspiranet to provide coordination services of Home-based Early Head Start programs throughout the County. Aspiranet will provide services to 149 pregnant women and/or children ages birth to three years old enrolled in the Early Head Start program. The contract also funds the CalWORKs Home Visiting Initiative and the First Five Home visiting program to provide weekly home visits and regular group socialization activities for families enrolled in the program.  
  
Since FY 2014-15, Aspiranet has been providing Early Head Start Program Enhancement services to program eligible County residents. In recent years, on December 10, 2019 (C. 85), the Board of Supervisors approved a contract with Aspiranet in an amount not to exceed $1,306,120 to provide Early Head Start Program Enhancement and CalWORKS Initiative services for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. On June 2, 2020 (C. 18), the Board approved a contract amendment to increase the payment limit to $1,397,020 to add fifteen (15) Early Head Start Partnership slots and additional health and safety reporting requirements pertaining to Head Start Program Enhancement Services with no change to the term. On July 14, 2020 (C. 61), the Board approved a contract renewal with Aspiranet in an amount not to exceed $1,362,128 to provide Early Head Start Program Enhancement and CalWORKS Initiative services for the period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. On July 13, 2021 (C. 57), the Board approved another contract renewal with the contractor in an amount not to exceed $1,499,760 to provide the same services for the period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.  
  
This Board Order will approve another contract renewal with Aspiranet in an amount not to exceed $2,109,760, to provide Early Head Start program enhancement and CalWORKs initiative services for the term July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, subject to County Counsel approval as to form.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, fewer eligible families will be served by the County’s Early Head Start Enhancement program and CalWORKs Initiative.   

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

The Employment and Human Services Department Community Services Bureau supports three of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes - Outcome 1: “Children Ready for and Succeeding in School,” Outcome 3: “Families that are Economically Self-sufficient,” and, Outcome 4: “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing.” These outcomes are achieved by offering comprehensive services, including high quality early childhood education, nutrition, and health services to low-income children throughout Contra Costa County.  

CLERK'S ADDENDUM

ADOPTED as corrected for the amount of $2,109,760,to now read $1,499,760.

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