HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04272010 - C.42RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract with Aspiranet, a Non-Profit Corporation, in an amount not to exceed
$1,113,126 to provide welcome home baby visiting family support services for the period
July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$1,113,126: 1% County Funds; 47% Federal Targeted Case Management Funding (CFDA
93.778); 52% Other Funding (First Five Funding)
BACKGROUND:
Aspiranet, formerly Moss Beach, Inc., will have a fiduciary relationship to the Welcome
Home Baby Program (WHB), with responsibilities of fiscal administration including human
resource management, while EHSD will remain
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Action of Board On: 04/27/2010 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: 925.313.1648
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: April 27, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: KATHERINE SINCLAIR, Deputy
cc: Patricia Wyrick, Earl Maciel
C.42
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Joe Valentine, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:April 27, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract with Aspirinet, Inc., for Welcome Home Baby Home Visiting Family Support Services
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
the primary lead for program decisions and expansion.
The Welcome Home Baby program provides up to three years of home-based services to
families and their first newborn babies. Family Support Specialists visit the families in the
home and complete a set of core activities in vital areas known to be related to healthy child
development and optimal family functioning. Areas of focus include primary medical care,
family planning, developmental delays, post-partum depression, parent education, substance
abuse, domestic violence, literacy, basic needs and social isolation.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports all of the community outcomes established in the Children’s Report
Card: 1) “Children Ready for and Succeeding in School”; 2) “Children and Youth Healthy
and Preparing for Productive Adulthood”; 3) “Families that are Economically Self
Sufficient”; 4) “Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing”; and 5) “Communities that are
Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families,” by providing support to
first time mothers to ensure newborns are provide a safe and nurturing environment.