HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07072015 - C.125RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
FamiliesFirst, Inc., dba EMQ FamiliesFirst, a Non-Profit Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $756,125 to
provide Kinship Support Services for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$756,125: 100% State Kinship Support Services
BACKGROUND:
FamiliesFirst, Inc., was selected from a competitive procurement, Request for Proposal (RFP) #1141 to
provide Family Enhancement Collaborative (FEC) services to the Children and Family Services (CFS)
Bureau. Services under the Family Enhance Collaborative include shared family care, kinship, and family
preservation. The Kinship Support Services Program provides multiple support services to help relative
caregivers and children remain safe, healthy, and nurturing. Kinship services include site based mentoring
services where parents with children in the Child Welfare System live with mentor families and receive a
variety of professional services so the family can become self-sufficient, safe, and remain together.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 07/07/2015 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
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
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: July 7, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc:
C.125
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:July 7, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract with FamiliesFirst, Inc, dba EMQ FamiliesFirst
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Employment and Human Services Department will be unable to provide valuable services to help children
remain safe, healthy, and nurtured.
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 family
support and stability and safety of children, thereby preventing out-of-home placements.