HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06152010 - C.32RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand), to
execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #74–200–9 with We Care Services for Children,
a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $547,374, to provide Wrap-Around,
Day Treatment, and Mental Health services for high risk, emotionally disturbed children,
for the period from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 34% by Federal FFP Medi-Cal, 21% by State Early and Periodic,
Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT), and 45% 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: 06/15/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
Contact: Donna
Wigand 957-5111
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: June 15, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors
By: , Deputy
cc: L Smith, B Borbon
C.32
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:June 15, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #74–200–9 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 August 4, 2009, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74–200–7 (as amended
by Contract Amendment Agreement #74–200–8) with We Care Services for Children for
the period from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, for the provision of mental health
services for high risk, emotionally disturbed children, and their families, in Central County.
Approval of Contract #74–200–9 will allow Contractor to continue providing services
through June 30, 2011.
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.