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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ..
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FROM: John Cullen, Director ma
Employment and Human Ser ces Department County
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DATE: May 7, 2001
SUBJECT: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee,
to contract with FamiliesFirst, Inc. (#21-729) in the amount of$150,000 for permanency
placement for children in the foster care system, for the period from January 1, 2001 through
September 30, 2002.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
REC'OMMF.NnED ACTION_
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to contract with
FamiliesFirst, Inc. (#21-729) in the amount of$150,000 to increase permanency placement for children in
the foster care system, for the period from January 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002.
FINANCIAL IMPAC'Ti
$150,000 Federal Adoptions Opportunity Grant; 100% Federal.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMF,NTe
This contract supports four of the five Contra Costa County community outcomes: "Children Ready for and
Succeeding in School"; "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood"; "Families that
are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for
Children and Families." The Contractor will develop, implement, and promote an innovative recruitment and
retention program. The program will identify, recruit, educate, support and retain potential adoptive parents
participating in concurrent planning programs, to increase permanency placement for children now in the foster
care system.
RAC'KGROITNno
The Board authorized acceptance of a three-year grant under the Adoptions Opportunities Program on
December 8, 1998 for services through September 2001. Some services were provided until May of 2000, when
EHSD elected to transfer services to another community based organization. Accordingly, EHSD issued a
public bid later that year(RFI 113) and awarded a contract to FamiliesFirst, Inc.
Due to a change in service providers and a corresponding interruption of services, EHSD recently applied for an
extension for use of the federal grant funds. This contract allows for a start-up period, 12-months of core
operation through approximately June 2002 and time to complete a detailed program evaluation before the end
of federal fiscal year 2001-02.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: Y SIGNATURE:
L.-RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
—,APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): "" �/
ACTION OF BOARWy �a i a`DO� APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
\' I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
7� UNANIMOUS(ABSENT_ ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED &, d/jdQU () 0 , a00 I
JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact: DANNA FA0ELLA,.3=1583
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COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY DEPUTY
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER
CONTRACTOR