RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #74–381-8 with The Latina Center, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $108,565, to provide prevention and early intervention services (PEI), for the period from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2018, in an amount not to exceed $54,282.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% Mental Health Service Act (MHSA). (3% Cost of Living Adjustment)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing culturally and linguistically specific parenting education and support to at least 300 Latino parents and caregivers in West Contra Costa County, supporting the strong emotional, social and educational development of children and youth ages 0-15, and reduces verbal, physical and emotional abuse.
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