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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS -
FROM: Joseph P. Valentine, Director `'� o'' ; �. osta
Employment and Human Services
DATE: October 28, 2008 U
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SUBJECT: Zellerbach Family Foundation Grant Funding for the Shared Family
Care Program
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to
execute a contract amendment with Zellerbach Family Foundation, to increase the Zellerbach
Family Foundation Shared Family Care grant amount by$15,000 for a total amount not to exceed
$165,000 for the Shared Family Care for Young Mothers in Foster Care Project and extend the
term of the grant from June 30, 2008 to June 30, 2009.
(All Districts)
(#29-238-1)
FISCAL IMPACT:
$165,000 Zellerbach Family Foundation Grant Funds (No County Match)
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The grant funding supports three of the five 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"; and, 4) "Families that'are Safe, Stable and Nurturing" by assisting young mothers in
foster care to provide safe and nurturing homes for children.
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR COMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: r r
ATTESTED
DASD TWA,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact: MICHAEL ROETZER 3-1582
EHSD CONTRACTS UNIT(EB)
RHONDA SMITH,EHSD CFS BUREAU
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER BY: DEPUTY
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Zellerbach Family Foundation Grant Funding for the Shared Family Care Program
BACKGROUND:
The grant funds provide for the ongoing Shared Family Care for Young Mothers in Foster Care Project,
serving pregnant and parenting teens, which is based on the Shared Family Care (SFC) program service
design. SFC is an innovative approach to helping families achieve permanency for their children and move
toward self-sufficiency. Unlike traditional child welfare services, SFC involves the placement of entire
families in the homes of community members, who mentor the families and help them obtain the skills and
resources they need to achieve these goals.
EHSD places young women and their children in homes of community members who have been specifically
trained to mentor the target population. The goal is for young mothers to obtain the skills and resources
necessary to move toward self-sufficiency. The pregnant and parenting teens are given comprehensive
services to meet their needs, increase their social and life skills, as well as, connected to community supports
for ongoing/future relationships.
EHSD identifies and trains foster parents and will identifies former foster youth who parented as teens to assist
in developing foster homes and in recruiting the pregnant or parenting foster youth. The former foster youth
are in a unique position to share their experiences and empowers the teens to succeed as they move forward
and transition to successful adulthood.