HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03312015 - C.82RECOMMENDATION(S):
AMEND the action of the Board of Supervisors on February 3, 2015 (item C.25) approving the application,
acceptance and execution of a grant contract with the California Board of State and Community Corrections to
correct the grant contract amount to an amount not to exceed $117,238 to continue facilitation of Proud Parenting
Programs for young fathers and mothers involved in the criminal justice system for the period July 1, 2015 through
June 30, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$117,238 with a possible additional two 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.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/31/2015 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Danielle Fokkema,
925-313-4195
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: March 31, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc:
C. 82
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Philip F. Kader, County Probation Officer
Date:March 31, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:2015/2016 Proud Parenting Program Grant-Revised
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
2. 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. The Probation Department has
received this grant for the last three years. The program served youth in the Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility,
Youthful Offender Treatment Program as well as youth on Probation in the community. On February 3, 2015, the
Probation Department obtained Board approval to apply for, accept and execute a grant contract in the amount of
$119,285. During the application process, the amount that Probation applied for was $117,238. The purpose of this
Board Order is to correct the grant amount.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
In this Board Order is not approved, Probation will be unable to obtain this grant and 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.