HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09102013 - C.52RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to accept funding from
the Assistance League of Diablo Valley in an amount not to exceed $12,000 for the Independent Living Skills
Program, Senior Year Expenses Scholarship Program for foster youth residing in Contra Costa County for the period
of September 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014.
FISCAL IMPACT:
County to receive up to $12,000 from the Assistance League of Diablo Valley to support the Independent Living
Skills Program (ILSP) foster youth. No County match.
BACKGROUND:
The funding from the Assistance League of Diablo Valley will assist the Independent Living Skills Program (ILSP)
foster youth participants with the costs 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
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 09/10/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, 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: September 10, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc:
C. 52
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:September 10, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Assistance League of Diablo Valley Funding
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
the funds to eligible foster youth.
Scholarships will be $350-$400, and as such, the program will serve up to 35 youth. Funds may be used for a variety
of high school senior year expenses, such as graduation expenses, senior prom expenses, senior trip expenses,
yearbooks, and electronic educational devices. The program was created to address the needs of foster youth high
school seniors as foster care payments received by care providers are insufficient to provide for extra curricular
activities.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Independent Living Skills Program, Senior Year Scholarship Program for foster youth would not be funded.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The funding will support one of the five community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: (2)
"Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood" by assisting foster youth with the costs of
high school senior year expenses encouraging continued school attendance and high school graduation.