To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Contract #18-511-0 (WDB) Northern California Family Center - 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 Northern California Family Center in an amount not to exceed $1,284,598 to provide Youth Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services under the Measure X Youth Centers Initiative for the period July 1, 2025 through August 31, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% County funded by Measure X of which 47% is budgeted in FY 2025-26, 50% will be budgeted in FY 2026-27, and 3% will be budgeted in FY 2027-28.
BACKGROUND:
On November 16, 2021 the Board of Supervisors passed item D.5 which allocated $10 million one-time for start-up costs and $ 3,500,000 annually for ongoing costs to Employment and Human Services for Youth Centers; allocations through FY 25/26 total $30,421,101.00, of which $25,634,347 is earmarked for one-time costs.
To address this population, Northern California Family Center will deliver Youth Mental Health and Substance Abuse services for up to 390 youth annually in Districts 3, 4, and 5. Employing a trauma-informed framework, the contractor will offer conventional and crisis counseling through individualized and family systems approaches with professional assessments to determine scope of intervention or appropriate services including behavioral, trauma, and suicide screenings where appropriate. Mediation is available for any youth requesting the service, a critical service for runaway youth. In addition, Northern California Family Center will provide case management and aftercare services, as well as drug and alcohol education. 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,” by supporting staff working directly with families and children.