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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11042014 - C.42RECOMMENDATION(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 $11,000 for the Independent Living Skills Program, Senior Year Expenses Scholarship Program for foster care youth residing in Contra Costa County for the period October 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. FISCAL IMPACT: County to receive up to $11,000 from the Assistance League of Diablo Valley to support the Independent Living Skills Program (ILSP) for foster youth. No County match. BACKGROUND: The funding from the Assistance League of Diablo Valley will assist 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: 11/04/2014 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: Elaine Burres, 925-313-1717 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: November 4, 2014 David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Chris Heck, Deputy cc: C. 42 To:Board of Supervisors From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director Date:November 4, 2014 Contra Costa County Subject:Assistance League of Diablo Valley Funding BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) the funds to eligible foster youth. 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 ILSP 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.