To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Contract # 18-506-0 (WDB) Bay Area Community Resources, Inc. for Measure X Youth Centers Initiative
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Bay Area Community Resources, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $434,866 to provide youth employment and job readiness services under the Measure X Youth Centers Initiative for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% County funded by Measure X of which 50% is budgeted in FY 2025–26 and 50% will be budgeted in FY 2026–27.
BACKGROUND:
In January 2025, the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) issued Request for Proposals (RFP) #1215: Deliver Measure X-Funded Youth Center Services for Youth Ages 12-18 to identify and fund organizations that will deliver such services in Supervisorial Districts 3, 4, and 5 through Measure X Youth Center funding. The RFP will award approximately $3.2 million annually—across one or more service providers—for the service types and districts outlined in the Implementation Plan approved by the Board of Supervisors in August 2024.
To address this population, Bay Area Community Resources, Inc. will deliver Youth Employment and Job Readiness via their Youth Job Center program for up to 80 youth annually in District 3. Through their appropriate-age approach, youth participants will have the opportunity to explore careers, skill building with practical application opportunities and review professional expectations through exposure and learning opportunities. The Youth Job Center programming will include work experience, career training, and subsidized internships. This vendor was selected per procurement requirements outlined in Administrative Bulletin 600.3.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, the County will not be able to fulfill its obligations under Measure X.
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,”.