HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06032014 - C.122RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to issue a Request for
Proposal (RFP #1140) to provide intensive family preservation services in support of the Promoting Safe and Stable
Families Program (PSSF) in an amount not to exceed $900,000 for a term of October 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$900,000: 30% County; 70% State Funding
BACKGROUND:
The Family Preservation and Support Program (FPSP) is supported by the Promoting Safe and Stable Families
Program (PSSF) programs. The primary goals of the Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF) Program are to
prevent the unnecessary separation of children from their families, improve the quality of care and services to
children and their families, and ensure permanency for children by reuniting them with their parents, by adoption, or
by another permanent living arrangement.
PSSF offers the Employment and Human Services Department an opportunity
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/03/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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Contact: Earl Maciel 3-1648
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: June 3, 2014
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc:
C.122
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:June 3, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Authorize Issuance of RFP for Family Preservation Services
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
to continue its commitment to the vision of secure and healthy communities in Contra Costa County. PSSF services
will be available to Contra Costa County residents through the collaborative efforts of existing community based
organizations that are capable of providing these important community services.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports 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 5)
“Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families,” by providing support to
families with children at risk of entering the Child Welfare System.