HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08092011 - C.22RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract with the Assistance League of Diablo Valley to pay County an amount
not to exceed $15,000 for the Independent Living Skills Program, Senior Year Expenses
Scholarship Program for foster youth residing in Contra Costa County for a term September
1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.
FISCAL IMPACT:
County to receive up to $15,000 from the Assistance League of Diablo Valley to support
Independent Living Skills Program (ILSP) foster youth. No County match.
BACKGROUND:
The funding from the Assistance League of Diablo Valley will assist Independent Living
Skills Program (ILSP) participants with the cost of high school senior year expenses.
Program participants are foster youth who are Juvenile Court dependents of Contra Costa
County and foster youth residing in Contra Costa County. The ILSP will administer the
Senior Year Expenses Scholarship Program on behalf of the Assistance League of Diablo
Valley and will distribute the funds to eligible foster youth.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 08/09/2011 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: Valerie Earley,
313-1583
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: August 9, 2011
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C.22
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Joe Valentine, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:August 9, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Assistance League of Diablo Valley funding
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Independent Living Skills Program foster youth will not have the opportunity to receive
much-needed funds during their senior year in high school.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The funding will support one of the five community outcomes in the Children's Report
Card: (2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood" by
assisting foster youth with the cost of high school senior year expenses encouraging
continued school attendance and high school graduation .