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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08042009 - C.81RECOMMENDATION(S): Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand), to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #74–200–7 with We Care Services for Children, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $481,730, to provide Wrap-Around, Day Treatment, and Mental Health services for high risk, emotionally disturbed children, for the period from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. FISCAL IMPACT: This Contract is funded 38% by Federal Financial Participation, 24% by State Early and Periodic, Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT), and 38% by Proposition 10. BACKGROUND: This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing wraparound services for preschoolers under the age of 5 with measurable delays in interpersonal, social/emotional, language and cognitive development or preschoolers who are at risk for such delays. Under this Agreement, Contractor will provide services to abused, developmentally delayed, emotionally APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 08/04/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor Contact: Donna Wigand, 313-6411 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: August 4, 2009 David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Celicia Nelson, Deputy cc: Tasha Scott, Barbara Borbon C.81 To:Board of Supervisors From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director Date:August 4, 2009 Contra Costa County Subject:Contract #74–200–7 with We Care Services for Children BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) disturbed and environmentally deprived preschooler, under the age of 5, who do not meet the criteria for any categorical funding source for services. On July 8, 2008, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74–200–6 with We Care Services for Children, for the period from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009, for the provision of Mental Health services for high risk, emotionally disturbed children, and their families, in Central County. Approval of Contract #74-200-7 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2010. CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: This EPSDT 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 an increase in positive social and emotional development as measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS) and placement at discharge to a lower level of care.