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FROM: William Walker,M.D., Health Services Director Costa
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator
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DATE: July 22, 2008 County
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SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#24-429-42 with Ujima Family Recovery Services
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION CA
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Haven Feam) to execute on behalf of the
County, Contract#24-429-42 with Ujima Family Recovery Services, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not
to exceed $1,752,437, to provide perinatal substance abuse treatment services for the period from July 1, 2008
through June 30, 2009.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 91% by Federal Perinatal Set-Aside and Medi-Cal, 8% by State Substance
Abuse/Mental Health Services for CalWORKs (SAMHWorks), and 1%by Proposition 36—Offender Treatment
Program(OTP).
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This Alcohol and Drug Abuse program supports the Board of Supervisors' "Families that are Safe, Stable, and
Nurturing" community outcome by providing parenting education, stability, and safety for mothers (and their
children) and pregnant women who are alcohol and drug dependent, while they are in substance abuse
treatment. Expected outcomes include delivery of drug-free babies, decreased use of alcohol, tobacco and other
drugs, reduction in the number of relapses, and creation of a sober social network.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(s): .
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population in that it provides family-centered alcohol and drug
treatment services to pregnant and parenting women, in order to prevent perinatal substance abuse and improve
birth outcomes.
On July 10, 2007, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract#24-429-39 (as amended by Contract Amendment
Agreements#24-429-40 and#24-429-41) with Ujima Family Recovery Services, for the period from July 1, 2007
through June 30, 2008, for the provision of perinatal intensive day treatment, residential recovery program, and
transitional housing for women and OTP services.
Approval of Contract#24-429-42 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30,2009.
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
AContact Person: Haven Fearn 313-6350 ATTESTED q, 2x
JOHN CULLEV, CLERK 01F THE BOARD OF
CC: Health Services Department (Contracts) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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