HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02082011 - C.69RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee,
to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) #1121 for the Family and Children's Trust (FACT)
Committee for prevention and intervention services to abused and neglected children or
children at risk of abuse and neglect and their families in an amount not to exceed $550,000
for the period July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$550,000 No County cost. Funding is 100% from the Child Abuse Prevention, Intervention
and Treatment (CAPIT) funds, Community Based Family Resource funds, Birth Certificate
Funds (AB 2994) and donations to the Family and Children's Trust Fund.
BACKGROUND:
The FACT Committee has developed a Request for Proposal (RFP) following an extensive
needs assessment process. The process included a web-based surveys to service providers
and consumers, meetings with key stakeholders, and a review of current needs assessment
data and literature. The service strategies for the use of FACT funds for the fiscal year 2011
through 2012, which emerged from the needs assessment being solicited through RFP
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 02/08/2011 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
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Elaine Burres,
313-1717
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: February 8, 2011
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: , Deputy
cc:
C.69
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Joe Valentine, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:February 8, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Issuance of Request for Proposal #1121 for the Family and Children's Trust Committee (FACT)
#1121 include:
All programs must support culturally and linguistically appropriate and competent services.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Parenting education services including information and referral support services to
address the complex issues of the family and its individual members, especially for
distressed families/children including families involved with or at risk of becoming
involved with child welfare.
1.
Supportive services for pregnant and parenting teens, provided on-site or in-home and
in coordination with the schools at which the teens are enrolled, that include child care,
parenting and life skills education, mentoring/ tutoring, etc., to encourage continued
school enrollment, understanding of child development, and the adoption of positive
parenting practices.
2.
Evidenced-based or evidence informed violence prevention and early intervention
services that focus on one or more of the following: a) support groups and/or support
activities, b) violence prevention/awareness programs or services including, but not
limited to afterschool programs to address issues such as, but not limited to bullying,
internet usage, personal interactions; c) prevention and early intervention family
violence services including domestic violence and child abuse services; and or, d)
prevention and early intervention gang violence services.
3.
The period of funding for the resulting contracts will be July1, 2011 through June 30 2012
with the option for a one-year renewal, pending availability of funds and the provision of
quality services with successful outcomes as determined by the FACT Committee's
on-going monitoring and evaluation of the programs.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without authorization for the release of funding, prevention and intervention services to
abused and neglected children or children at risk of abuse and neglect could not be provided
with FACT funds eliminating program supported by those dollars.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The contracts resulting from the RFP will support 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, "Communities that Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children
and Families" by reducing the occurrence of child abuse and neglect, and providing support
services and guidance to strengthen the family unit.