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C. 87

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	July 23, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract with Family Support Services for Comprehensive Respite Services

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/23/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor

Contact:

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 23, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Family Support Services, a Non-Profit Corporation of California, in an amount not to exceed $350,000 to provide comprehensive respite services to foster parents and relative caregivers for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract will increase the department budget expenditures by $350,000 to be funded by 21% County and 79% State 2011 Realignment funds.

BACKGROUND:

This contract allows Family Support Services to provide comprehensive high quality in-home, out-of-home and site-based respite services to support the relative caregivers and resource families (i.e., foster parents) in their full-time role as caregivers. Respite Services provide caregivers a break from child caring responsibilities, even for short periods of time, and on a non-recurring basis to help ensure primary caregivers have the time for necessary self-care, rest and relief, and to keep medical and other personal appointments. Family Support Services supports relative and resource family caregivers with respite services throughout Contra Costa County, where many of these caregivers are supporting drug-exposed and medically fragile children. Respite services are available 24-hours a day, seven days a week.

The program is designed to: improve the safety, permanence and well-being of the children receiving services; allow the primary caregiver(s) time for necessary self-care and to keep medical and other personal appointments; reduce stress, improve family stability; and, ensure families are able to access a range of resources that support permanence, stability and self-sufficiency. Contract language subject to approval by the County Administrator's Office.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Caregivers will not have the opportunity to receive respite services for the children in their care, including those who are drug-exposed and medically fragile.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Respite services support four 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"; (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." Respite services may be used during times of crisis when a caregiver needs to be away from home or when parents or relative caregivers must pursue other activities that temporarily take them away from children whose special needs require ongoing care.