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FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	09/25/2017
Subject: Annual Report on Challenges for EHSD - Continuum of Care Reform
Submitted For:	FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:	44
Referral Name:	Challenges for EHSD - Continuum of Care Reform
Presenter:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment and Human Services Director	Contact:	Enid Mendoza, (925) 335-1039

Information

Referral History:

This referral to the Family and Human Services Committee (F&HS) was originally made by the Board of Supervisors on April 25, 2000. Another referral to F&HS, number 19, on Welfare Reform was referred on January 21, 1997. On January 1, 2005, the Board of Supervisors combined these two referrals so that the Department could provide updates on various aspects of their programs as the need arose. Since that time, the Family and Human Services Committee has received annual updates from the Employment and Human Services Department on a variety of issues impacting the Department.

On January 5, 2016, the Board approved the staff recommendation to carry forward this referral to the 2016 F&HS. On June 7, 2016, the Board approved the recommendation of the Employment and Human Services Director to eliminate the "Office of the Future" component of the referral and expand the referral to include a report on the Continuum of Care (Foster Care) topic.

Referral Update:

The last report on this referral came to F&HS on September 12, 2016 and was later approved by the Board of Supervisors at their November 8, 2016 meeting.

Please see the attached report from the Employment and Human Services Department, which provides an update on the Department's implementation of the Continuum of Care Reform (AB 403) and their efforts to improve services to dependent children and youth.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

CONSIDER accepting the report from the Employment and Human Services Department on the foster care Continuum of Care Reform implementation efforts and forwarding it to the Board of Supervisors for their information.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

There is no fiscal impact, the report is informational.

Attachments
Report on Continuum of Care Reform Implementation
Continuum of Care Reform Implementation Presentation Slides