HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06172014 - C.43RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Probation Officer, or designee, to apply for, accept and execute a grant
contract in an amount not to exceed $139,242 to continue facilitation of Proud Parenting Programs for young fathers
and mothers involved in the criminal justice system for the period of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$139,242 for the third year with a possible additional year non-competitive application. (10% Match required, to be
funded by STAND! for Families Free of Violence)
BACKGROUND:
The Proud Fathers Program provides parent education, parent-child activities, and case management for young
fathers and fathers-to-be who are at risk of committing child abuse due to their histories of domestic violence or child
abuse, involvement in the criminal justice system, or other risk factors. The program relies on three strategies for
improving parent skills and parent-child relationships:
1. Parenting education through an evidence-based parent education curriculum.
2.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/17/2014 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: P. Hernandez,
925-313-4149
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 17, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc:
C. 43
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Philip F. Kader, County Probation Officer
Date:June 17, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:2014/2015 Proud Parenting Program Grant
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Referrals to case management to guide parents toward self-sufficiency and stability.
3. Supervised parent-child activities and excursions, where parents can practice the skills they may have learned.
This application is for the third year of the program. Last year the program served youth in the Orin Allen Youth
Rehabilitation Facility, Youthful Offender Treatment Program as well as youth on Probation in the community.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the application is not submitted for the third year of the program, parenting services will not be provided by
STAND! For Families Free of Violence for youth under Probation Supervision.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Services provided as funded by this application will improve the quality of life for youth in the juvenile justice system
and their children and provide a service to which they might not otherwise have access.