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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Joseph P. Valentine, Director Cos la
Employment and Human Services
DATE: April 29, 2008.
County
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 $384,878 to provide Supporting Father Involvement Project
Services to low income fathers with young children for the period July 1, 2008 through
June 30, 2009.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$384,878: 100% State; California Department of Social Services Supporting Father
Involvement Grant Funds.
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Contact Person: Paul Buddenhagen,3-1793
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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.
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. (#19-319-2)