The County has been contracting with R.E.A.C.H. Project, since July 1981 to provide drug abuse prevention and treatment services. This contract meets the social needs of the County’s population by providing specialized substance abuse treatment and prevention programs to help clients to achieve and maintain sobriety and to experience the associated benefits of self-sufficiency, family reunification, cessation of criminal activity and productive engagement in the community.
On July 13, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-243-73 with R.E.A.C.H. Project to provide drug abuse prevention and treatment services at the contractor’s facilities throughout East County, in the amount of $1,274,284 for the period from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.
On April 12, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #24-243-75 to increase the payment limit from $1,274,284 to $1,346,995, effective January 1, 2022, to provide additional drug abuse prevention and treatment services with no change in the term July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.
On June 21, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #24-243-76 to increase the payment limit from $1,346,995 to $1,817,155, effective January 1, 2022, to provide additional drug abuse prevention and treatment services with no change in the term July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.
Approval of Contract #24-243-77 will allow the contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2023.
If this contract is not approved, the County’s clients will not receive substance abuse treatment from this contractor, resulting in an overall reduction of services to a community at risk for incarceration.
This prevention and treatment program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes: “Children Ready For and Succeeding in School”; “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing”; and “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families”. Expected program outcomes include addicted youth being provided an opportunity to prevent or recover from the effects of alcohol or other drug use, become self-sufficient, and return to their families as productive individuals.