To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-379-17 with People Who Care Children Association
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of County Contract #74-379-17 with People Who Care Children Association, a non-profit Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $425,379, to provide Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) services to at-risk youth in East Contra Costa County, for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual expenditures of up to $425,379 and will be funded as budgeted by the department in FY 2025-26, 100% by MHSA - PEI revenues.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by engaging at-risk youth in East Contra Costa County by providing green job industry work experience, financial literacy and vocational training for 200 multicultural youth residing in the Pittsburg/Bay Point, Antioch and surrounding communities. Contractor’s programs are aimed at increasing educational success among youth who are either at-risk or high-risk of dropping out of school or committing a repeat offense. People Who Care Children Association has been providing MHSA PEI services since July 1, 2009.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000. Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. This Contract has direct impact on the health and safety of our community and was selected in collaboration with community stakeholder advisory bodies and was approved as part of the comprehensive Mental Health Services Act Three-Year Plan as required by State regulation. Providers interested in providing specialized services were invited proactively to participate in program development and offered the opportunity to submit interest at dozens of publicly noticed meetings. The services and vendors were identified in the formal Three-Year plan was approved on the following schedule that was noticed to the public and approved by the Board on August 1, 2023. The Three-Year Plan was posted for public comment from June 5, 2023 through July 5, 2023, there was a Public Hearing at the Mental Health Commission meeting on July 5, 2023, and it was approved by the Board of Supervisors on August 1, 2023.
On August 13, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-379-16 with People Who Care Children Association, in an amount not to exceed $405,123, for the provision of MHSA-PEI services for at-risk youth in East County for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
Approval of Contract #74-379-17 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide MHSA-PEI services through June 30, 2026. This Contract is retroactive due to delays with finance approval.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this MHSA PEI Contract is not approved, at risk youth from East Contra Costa County will have reduced access to job training and other programs, aimed at increasing educational success.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This MHSA-PEI program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes: “Children Ready For and Succeeding in School”; “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing”; and “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families”. Expected program outcomes include an increase in positive social and emotional development as measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS).