HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05112010 - C.43RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee,
to accept a grant in the amount of $65,000 on behalf of the County's Zero Tolerance for
Domestic Violence Initiative from the National Family Justice Center to provide funding for
the West Contra Costa Family Justice Center for a one-year term effective upon the date of
the award.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$65,000: 100% National Family Justice Center funding. No County Match required.
BACKGROUND:
The California Family Justice Initiative (CFJI) has supported the creation or expansion of
six multi-agency, co-located service delivery models. The selected sites have been viewed
as "laboratory" sites with each community building on its own unique characteristics in
order to develop or expand their own co-located service delivery model to best meet the
needs of its own victims of family violence and serve
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY
ADMINISTRATOR
RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/11/2010 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: May 11, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Katherine Sinclair, Deputy
cc: Juliana Granzotto, Earl Maciel
C.43
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Joe Valentine, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:May 11, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:National Family Justice Center Alliance Grant
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
as models for co-location for the field. West Contra Costa (WCC) was selected as a
laboratory site in August 2009 and became eligible to receive technical assistance and
training. The development of the WCC Family Justice Center (WCCFJC) is being
coordinated by the Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative, STAND! Against
Domestic Violence, Community Violence Solutions, and the Richmond Police Department.
Over the past year, the National Family Justice Center Alliance (NFJCA) and the Regional
Training Centers (Alameda County, Anaheim, and San Diego Family Justice Centers) have
worked closely with WCC through a learning collaborative model in providing technical
assistance, strategic planning services, ongoing consultation, information on promising and
best practices in co-located service models, forums for in-person meeting, audio
conferences, and webinars for the benefit of each of the five member learning exchange
teams from each participating site. Each community has been responsible for identifying the
primary funding and community support for creating of their programs.
The California Family Justice Initiative (CFJI) also has a grant award component for the
potential benefit of each site selected and participating in the CFJI. The funds for this grant
program have been provided by Blue Shield of California Foundation and will be awarded
by the NFJCA based on compliance by each site with the grant criteria and the successful
completion of this application process. The purpose of these grants is to develop and
document emerging models for co-located service delivery.
Through this work, each participating community is eligible for a $65,000 one-year grant to
implement their strategic plan development during the first year of the initiative. WCC is
seeking funding to support a consultant to act as a project manager to oversee coordination
and implementation objectives, including: 1) formalizing on site and off site partnership
commitments (create a prototype memorandum of understanding (MOU) and process for
completing/negotiating MOUs with all partners); 2) finalize high quality linkages/case
management navigation system for the center; 3) assist in developing risk assessment/safety
plan processes for all services delivered at the center; 4) assist in support of strong victims
voices committee and ongoing mechanisms to ensure operations reflect victim experiences
and needs; 5) implement ongoing domestic violence and advocacy training; 6) finalize
operations manual (inclusive of safety and security, intake and information system(s),
volunteer program); 7) securing a permanent location (overseeing feasibility study
underway, client centered site layout and move in; 8) ensuring sustainability by assisting in
relationship building with funders and creation of a development plan; and 9) creating a
multi-dimensional monitoring and evaluation process to improve client services according
to victim's needs.
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