HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09152009 - C.76RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Haven Fearn), to
execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #24–429–45 with Ujima Family Recovery
Services, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,486,657, to provide
perinatal substance abuse treatment services, for the period from July 1, 2009 through June
30, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 92% by Federal Perinatal Set-Aside and Medi-Cal, 8% by State
Substance Abuse/Mental Health Services for CalWORKs (SAMHWorks) and Drug
Medi-Cal.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing family-centered
alcohol and drug treatment services to pregnant and parenting women, in order to prevent
perinatal substance abuse and improve birth outcomes.
On August 5, 2008, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24–429–42
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 09/15/2009 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: Haven Fearn,
313-6350
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: September 15, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Celicia Nelson, Deputy
cc: Larry Smith, Barbara Borbon
C.76
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:September 15, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #24–429–45 with Ujima Family Recovery Services
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
(as amended by Amendment Agreements #24-429-43 and #24-429-44) with Ujima Family
Recovery Services for the period from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009, for the provision
of perinatal intensive day treatment, residential recovery program, and transitional housing
for women.
Approval of Contract #24–429–45 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services
through June 30, 2010.
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.