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C. 71

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	July 12, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract with Aspiranet

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/12/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor

Contact:

G.Chenoweth 3-1648

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: July 12, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Aspiranet in the amount not to exceed $115,367 to provide promoting safe and stable families services to current and prospective adoptive families in Contra Costa County for a period of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. (100% Federal)

FISCAL IMPACT:

$115,367.00: 100% Federal (Promoting Safe and Stable Families)

BACKGROUND:

Aspiranet is one of several agencies selected as a result of competitive bidding process for Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF) funding. The primary goals of the PSSF Program are to prevent the unnecessary separation of children from their families, improve the quality of care and services to children and their families, and ensure permanency for children by reuniting them with their parents, by adoption, or by another permanent arrangement. PSSF funding is used to support services to strengthen parental relationships and may also be used to remove barriers which impede the process of adoption when children cannot be safely reunited with their families and to address the unique issues adoptive families and children may face. Aspiranet will provide REACH Contra Costa (Reaching Out to Assist Post-Adoption Families by Providing: Resources, Education, Advocacy, Crisis Counseling, and Hope – REACH) services throughout Contra Costa County. Services include Community Outreach and Advocacy and Parent and Family Support. (19-924-2)

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Comprehensive, no-cost pre- and post-adoption support and education services will be unavailable to the County's prospective adoptive families.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This contract support all five of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes: (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 services to maintain the adoptive family unit.