RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #74–379–8 with People Who Care Children Association, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $216,614, to provide Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) services 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 $108,307.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Mental Health Services Act. (3% Cost of Living Adjustment)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing work experience for 200 multicultural youth residing in the Pittsburg/Bay Point communities, as well as programs aimed at increasing educational success among youth who are either at-risk or high-risk of dropping out of school, or committing a repeat offense.
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