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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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FROM: Danna Fabella, Interim Director / Count
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DATE: May 30, 2006 C /
SUBJECT: Approve and Authorize the Employment and Human Services Interim Director, or designee, to
execute a contract with FamiliesFirst, Inc., in the amount of$169,000.00
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION*
Approve and Authorize the Employment and Human Services Interim Director, or designee, to execute a
contract with FamiliesFirst, Inc., in the amount of$169,000, to provide Shared Family Care services (SFC) for
the period July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007. (Budgeted: State Family Preservation Funds (30% County; 70%
State) (All Districts)
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
$169,000: State Family Preservation Funds (30% County; 70% State)
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATFMF.NT:
This contract supports all five 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 Enhancement Services.
BACKGROUND-
FamiliesFirst, Inc. was selected from a competitive procurement, Request for Proposal (RFP) #1076, to provide
Family Enhancement Collaborative (FEC) services to the Children and Family Services (CFS).Bureau. Services
under the Family Enhancement Collaborative include shared family care, kinship, and family preservation.
The Shared Family Care program is a whole family mentoring program where a mother and her children are
placed in the homes of community members who mentor the families and help them obtain the skills and
resources to help them achieve their goals. The target population for this program is young mothers with
substance abuse issues and who have children in the Child Welfare System. The families are given
comprehensive services including housing assistance, drug and alcohol counseling, case management, money
management,job skills training and parenting and child development classes, to help them meet their needs. The
goal of the program is to assist the parents in developing skills necessary for healthy, safe, and independent
living with their children. (21-386-15)
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: te'll /(v /
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISOR THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED
JOHN CULLEN,CLERK OF TAE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact: LINDA CANAN
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COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY ,DEPUTY
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