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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
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FROM: Danna Fabella, Interim DirectorCO U nt
Employment and Human Services Department °STA COUP y
DATE: June 5, 2006 L-79
SUBJECT: Approve and Authorize the Employment and Human Services Interim Director, or designee, to
execute a contract with FamiliesFirst, Inc., in the amount of$786,000.00
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$786,000, to provide Family Preservation Services for the
period July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007. (Budgeted: 69% State Family Preservation; 24%Federal Promoting
Safe and Stable Families; 7% State Child Welfare Redesign) (All Districts)
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
$786,000: 69% State Family Preservation; 24% Federal Promoting Safe and Stable Families; 7% State Child
Welfare Redesign
CHILDRFN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
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 Kinship Support Services.
BACKGROITND:
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 Intensive Family Preservation Program is designed to provide intensive, individualized, in-home family
preservation intervention with a potential for individualized time limited aftercare to assist families who are at
risk of entering the Child Welfare System. The Program ensures that children are safe, and prevents, when
possible, out-of-home placements. (21-388)
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS E DATEWN.
ATTESTED
JOHN CULLEN,CLERK 00 THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact: LINDA CANAN
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