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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS -
- Costa
FROM: Joseph P. Valentine, Director
Employment and Human Services
DATE: April 24, 2007 COUFCounty
SUBJECT: Contract with YMCA of the East Bay for Supporting Father Involvement
Project Services.
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 with YMCA of the East Bay, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to
exceed $99,975 to provide Supporting Father Involvement Project Services to low income
fathers with young children for the period April 1, 2007 through June 30, 2007.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$99,975: 100% State; California Department of Social Services Supporting Father Involvement
Grant Funds.
CHILDREN'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." This is accomplished through maintaining family
stability and fostering child well being.
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jOHN CULLEN,CLERK F THE BOARD OF
UPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact Person: Michael Roetzer,3-1582
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CONTRACTOR
;SUBJECT: Contract with YMCA of the East Bay for Supporting Father Involvement
Project Services.
BACKGROUND:
The YMCA of the East Bay—West Contra Costa Branch will be the employer of record for seven
staff who will operate the Supporting Father Involvement (SFI) Project. This project seeks to
improve mother-father relationships for low-income parents with school aged children by
providing them with structured, 32 hour group sessions facilitated by clinicians. The project will
be evaluated by researchers from U.C. Berkeley, Yale University and Smith College and is
funded by the California Department of Social Services. SFI staff will collaborate with the North
Richmond Service Integration Team (SIT) and will be based in the Family Service Center. (#19-
319-0)