HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08182015 - C.50RECOMMENDATION(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
September 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT:
County to receive an amount not to exceed $11,000 from the Assistance League of Diablo Valley. (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 the County. The ILSP will
administer the Senior Year Expenses Scholarship Program on behalf of the Assistance League of Diablo Valley and
will distribute the funds to eligible foster youth.
The
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RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY
ADMINISTRATOR
RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 08/18/2015 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: Elaine Burres, 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: August 18, 2015
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc:
C. 50
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:August 18, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Assistance League of Diablo Valley Funding
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
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 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 Care: (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.