To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-739-1 with People Who Care Children Association
Recommendation: Recommendation of the County Administrator
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-739-1 with People Who Care Children Association, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $204,000, to provide Measure X funded mental health services for youth ages six (6) to eighteen (18) who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and plus (LGBTQI+) and residing in Contra Costa County for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $204,000 over a two-year period and will be funded 100% by Mental Health Measure X Funds.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of the County’s population by providing Measure X funded mental health services to vulnerable populations including but not limited to LGBTQ+ youth ages six to eighteen, residing in Contra Costa County. Contractor’s services include but are not limited to providing mental health services through individualized youth case management services and monthly community connection workshops. Measure X is a half-cent Countywide sales tax that the Measure X Community Advisory Board (MXCAB) recommended to the Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors placed the sales tax proposal on the November 2020 ballot before voters with the goal of providing local funds for local priorities. The tax was passed on November 3, 2020, and generates approximately $120 million each year to support a variety of County mental health services. This Contractor has provided mental health services for the County since July, 2025.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000. The Behavioral Health’s Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the Contract are upheld. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. A Request for Proposal (RFP) for the specified services was issued by Public Works in March 2025, outlining the scope, requirements, and evaluation criteria for qualified service providers.
In November 2025, the Purchasing Services Manager approved and executed Contract #74-739 with People Who Care Children Association, in an amount not to exceed $100,000, for the provision of Measure X funded mental health services for LGBTQ+ youth ages six to eighteen and residing in Contra Costa County for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
Approval of Contract #74-739-1 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide Measure X funded mental health services to LGBTQ+ youth ages six to eighteen through June 30, 2028. This Contract was delayed due to the Division not receiving the required Contract documents from Contractor in a timely manner.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, LGBTQ+ youth ages six to eighteen residing in Contra Costa County will not have access to Contractor’s program services.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This Measure X funded mental health services program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes: “Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood”. Expected program outcomes include an increase in positive social and emotional development as measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS).