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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 05231995 - 1.85 1.83 thru 1.85 THE BOARD OR SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order,on May 23, 1995, by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Rogers, Smith, DeSaulnier, Torlakson, Bishop NOES: None i ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUBJECT: Correspondence 1.83 Letter dated May 10, 1995, from John Beuttler, Executive Director, United Anglers- of California, 5200 Huntington Avenue, #300, Richmond, 94804, accepting the Board's offer to work with Contra Costa County to prevent the resumed construction and completion of the San Luis Drain. **REFERRED TO COMMUNITY •DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND WATER COMMITTEE 1.84 Letter dated May 9, 1995, from J. Browne, District Director, State Department of Transportation, on the replacement of highway planting along I-680 in central Contra Costa County as soon as funding becomes available. **REFER TO TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR 1.85 Letter dated May 9, 1995, from Alfred C. 'Simmons, Vice-President, Association for Minority Adolescents in Residential Care Homes (AMARCH) , 2919 Mullens Drive, Richmond 94806, on the placement of African American children in their group homes. **REFER TO FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE AND ACTING SOCIAL SERVICE DIRECTOR IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the recommendations as noted (**) are APPROVED. I hereby soggy 00 this is a true and CO ed 0of an action taken and entered on the minutes o the Board of 8upetvlsots on the date shown. AWESTM. 22 � a 3, 12 g-J PHIL BATCH OR,Ciork of the board of Supenil"M and county Administrator By �, _ Do" cc: Correspondents County Administrator Family & Human Svcs. Cte. Community Devel. Director Transportation Cte. Water Cte. Public Works Director Acting Social Service Director (::�J�:� ;: _�`j>V�:�:::`:::.;..::.'^..�....�..`:'�.<'.v.:��:� :`: CAVR��Si'i:'::`!`A�:�::%�:;%::' 5:��3�:'.`:: %:�_:��':::�'::fi{::H`%::�j:�Y_'�_.:"::::��'.:::5�'�::'V'::::'.::...'�' '_� �:'.i !�::::� .:�:�::�•:::��''':::::i::�::��: }:>ry 9 9 u ens::....Dr R.ichm ond,: Ca. 94806 (510) 845-8679 BAY AREA CHAPTER (510) 234-3293 (510) 222-3483 Fax: (510) 601-7284 .......:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: >:>::;;`a; :'::::=:::: 'I7tt;>?,:,:'C: ': iCi :3C3Ci"attJ�: :;GxO�: :::>:>HC)YtC :: 5 :; :;>.;;a;:;:;`::::a: _ d ........ ........................... May 9, 1995 The Contra Costa County ��:bythe D Board of Supervisors 1 651 Pine St. , Room ##106 Martinez, Ca. 94553 �Gentlemen: CLERK BOPERVISORSCONA CO.We are African American Group Home Providers, li ensed State of California, and we come before the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors because we are unable to get children in our facilities in this county. Any persons obtaining a license from the State of California know it is not an easy license to obtain. We have been successfully operating group homes for five or more years in this county, and according to AB 548, Civil Code 275, which is now part of the Justice Law, children in out-of-home care should first be placed with their family, ethnicity, culture and their community. We have not been able to get statistics from this county as to where the African American children are; yet, when we requested statistics from the State Department of Social Services, we received a report in March, 1995, which states that September, 1994, 59 African American children were placed out of Contra Costa County. We are taxpayers in Contra Costa County. We are small business operators in Contra Costa County. We spent a lot of money to get licensed facilities in this county to house our children. We have heard testimony from providers at the State Capitol , from counties such as Placer, Plumas and Shasta Counties, stating they house Contra Costa children. We have been literally ignored by Contra Costa County Department of Social Services. The Contra Costa County Department of Social Services has been playing games with the lives of African American children and providers. The Department is sending our children out of the county to their friends and obtaining personal gain by ignoring the law. We have met with Department of Social Services, repeatedly, and we have asked them to give us reasons why our children are not placed with us, per the law. They fail to give us reasons; they make up rules that are not in writing, such as, "We don't place children under 10 in group homes. " We would like the statistics for children, especially the under 10 age group, as to where they are placed and what county, as well as all the children in this county. Q11119 AMARCH (Association for Minority Adolescents in Residential Care Facilities) has worked with and supported legislators to successfully get laws passed to help our children, and Contra Costa County Department of Social Services is ignoring the law. There are only about a dozen African American group home providers in this county, and there are approximately 3700 children in the foster care system in this county. It is virtually impossible that CCC DSS could be obeying the law with these types of statistics, and African American providers unable to get African American children, going bankrupt and forced into foreclosures. We are appealing to the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors to intercede in this wrongdoing and uphold the law. AMARCH is a statewide organization, representing African American children and providers, and since African American children are the great majority of the children being placed in this county, we are requesting input in the placement of African American children. Further, we are requesting that personnel now placing our children be transferred and people of color place our children. AMARCH is requesting a meeting with the Contra Costa County DSS placement personnel on a monthly basis. We are making this appeal to this Board to hopefully correct these gross irregularities in the system and in obedience to the law. In summary, AMARCH' s requests are: 1 . That statistics be given to AMARCH as to where children in the foster care system in CCC are placed, in county and out of county, and the extent to which Civil Code 275 is honored (Freedom of Information Act) ; 2. We are requesting information as to the number of children in the system, their ethnicity, age, city of placement and I .D. number of each staff person making each placement and their ethnicity (See example of Alameda County form attached) ; 3. We are requesting input in the placement of children in the CCC foster care system; 4 . We are requesting monthly meetings with CCC supervisorial placement personnel; 5 . We are requesting that current placement personnel be transferred and replaced with people of color. Sincerely, 2_�,' Alfred C. Simmons Vice-President Encl. Contra Costa County Department of Social Services cc: Congressional Black Caucus, Senator Nick Petris, Senator Diane Watson <ti3: %cam: 2919 Mullens Drive Richmond, Ca. 94806 (510) 845-8679 (510) 262-1927 (510) 234-3293 Fax: (510) 262-9188 BAY AREA CHAPTER ::::: Yt :: :: f: :: :C >:::'. ;�"s�iri:::i t til ::::::HC�liii:::`:AS�i( c:�3��f�:......>'<::>:::>::::............<::':::::::::::: :.................:......... 5.. Ami February 1 , 1995 The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors 651 Pine St . , Room #106 Martinez, Ca. 94553 Gentlemen: In collaboration with Black History month and the fourth anniversary of Civil Code 275, which is now part of the Justice Law, AMA.RCH (Association for Minority Adolescents in Residential Care Homes) , the statewide African American foster care and group home association that advocates on behalf of African American children and providers, is again requesting information from Contra Costa County, in regards to the placement of African American children in the foster care/group home system in this county. AMARCH would like to be placed on your agenda on February 21st to discuss the placement policy for foster care and the treatment of African American children in foster care and the providers. 1 . We would like information as to where African American children are placed, in county and out of county, and the extent to which Civil Code 275 is honored. 2 . We would like to know the number of children in the system, their ethnicity, age, city of placement, and I .D. number of each staff person making each placement and their ethnicity (See example of Alameda County form enclosed) . We are requesting this information under the Freedom of Information Act. Sincerely, Alfred C. Simmons Vice-President Encl. cc: CONTRA COSTA DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES ALAMEDA * CONTRA COSTA * FRESNO * LOS ANGELES * MARIN * NAPA * SACRAMENTO * SAN FRANCISCO * SAN MATEO * SANTA CLARA * SOLANO * SONOMA * YOLO * Pap♦ Mo. fl - 01/20/95 ALANE'DA COUNTY SOCIAL S£RYI=S AGCY - Children 1 Family S*rvicss Group Mows Ptacaranta 1244, Ovt-of-county --------------------------------- Chi Ld'a Ch Ld's Cri Ld'a Laaflth of Group Hoaw PLaeaasnt Ethnicity Sox Age Plot (dart) Provider *orhar I ! M 8.25 255 PILLARS OF STRENGTH INC J112 (000-PROFIT) ! M 4.25 355 PILLARS OF STRENGTH INC J112 (MON-PROFIT) t F 8.88 214 PILLARS OF STR_MGTH INC 9146 (MOM-PROFIT) 5 Y 9.38 227 PILLARS OF STRENGTH INC J113 (NON-PROFIT) ! M 4.72 4 PILLARS OF STRENGTH INC X154 (NON-PROFIT) S M 6.19 4 PILLARS OF STRENGTH INC X154 (M)S!-PROFIT) M' M 3.33 30 PILLARS OF STRENGTH INC 9282 (NON-PROFIT) 8 M 19.15 43 PRCJ£CT ALEXT,INC (MOM-PROFIT) 8:2. F 0.00 25 RANOON HOPE (MOM-PROFIT) X134 8 F 0.00 25 RANOOM HOPE (NON-PROFIT) 9134 a F 16.25 18 AANOON HOPE (MON-PROFIT) 9115 t► M 15.72 294 R£SICENTIAL SEXYICES (NOK-PROFIT) $J3A 8 M 16.77 272 RITE OF PASSAGE (MON-PROFIT) 9J3N M 13.99 2 ROCK CREEK How S. INC. (NON-PROFIT) J115 F 17.24 4 ROCK CREEK HOLES, INC. (MOM-PROFIT) K119 8 M 14.80 206 ROCX CREEK MOWS, INC. (NON-PROFIT) X258 8 M 16.36 23 ROCK CREEK HO ES, INC. (MON-PROFIT) J112 6 M 10.74 154 ROCK CREEK MOWS, INC. (MON-PROFIT) J112 8 M 13.97 137 ROCK CREEK mows. INC. (MON-PROFIT) X132 8 M 14.69 213 ROCX CREEK MOWS. INC. (MOM-PROFIT) X122 ! M 14.35 141 R•OCX CREEK MOWS. INC. (NON-PROFIT) X132 2 M 15.35 89 ROCK CREEK MOWS. INC. (NON-PROFIT) X251 ! F 15.17 78 ROSALIND MOUSE X113 11 F 16.39 305 R^SALIMO MOUSE K119 ! M 7.99 87 ROxANMA HOUSE (MOM-PROFIT) K122 ! M 9.03 215 ROZANNA MOUSE (MON-PROFIT) K227 ! F 15.77 68 RCXANNA MOUSE (NO*-PROFIT) J137 a F 12.41 247 SACRAWXTO CHILDREN'S HOW K119 (MOM-PROFIT) 8 M 15.56 176 SAN JOAOUIM YOUTH ASSOCIATION Kill (MOM-PROFIT) M 15.45 20 SOCIAL GHAMGE, INC,(MON-PROFIT) x226 M 15.53 21 SOCIAL CHANGE, INC (MGN-PROFIT) K226 M 13.11 176 SOCIAL CHANGE, INC (NON-PROFIT) X280 K 14,18 10 SOCIAL CHANGE, INC (NON-PROFIT) J111 F 13.05 2 SOCIAL CHANGE, INC (MON.PROFIT) K115 8 M 12.30 23 SOCIAL CHANGE, IMC (MON-PROFIT) X136 8 F 12.82 2 SOC1AL CTHAMGE. INC (NON-PROFIT) Kill