To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-475-217(1) with Global Family Care Network, Inc. (dba Daughter Project Girls Home)
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-475-217(1) with Global Family Care Network, Inc. (dba Daughter Project Girls Home), a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $734,496, to provide Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) for youth in crisis, for the period from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $734,496 over a three-year period and will be funded by 50% by Federal Medi-Cal and 50% Mental Health Realignment funds.
BACKGROUND:
Behavioral Health Services Division (BHSD)/Mental Health has an obligation to provide certain Medi-Cal SMHS including case management and crisis intervention for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing community-based mental health services focusing on high-risk youth in crisis which will result in positive social and emotional development at home, in the community and greater school success. This Contractor has been providing these mental health services while fostering a deep understanding of the BHSD organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives since July 1, 2025.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: Welfare and Institution Code, §5600 et seq. (The Bronzan-McCorquodale Act); California Code of Regulations (“CCR”), Title 9, § 523 et seq. (Community Mental Health Services) and California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000. Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. Contractor currently cooperates and participates in BHSD’s Quality Management Program which consists of quality improvement activities to improve the quality of care, services and member experience. Cooperation includes collection and evaluation of performance measurement data and participation in the organization’s clinical and service measure Quality Improvement Programs. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3 the Department has posted a continuous Request for Qualifications and maintains a current qualified list of vendors at all times.
In October 2024, the Purchasing Services Manager approved and executed Contract #74-475-217 with Global Family Care Network, Inc. (dba Daughter Project Girls Home), in an amount not to exceed $190,000, for the provision of Medi-Cal SMHS for at-risk youth in crisis for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
Approval of Contract #74-475-217(1) will allow the Contractor to continue to provide Medi-Cal SMHS for at-risk youth in crisis through June 30, 2029.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, there will be fewer Medi-Cal SMHS available for youth in Contra Costa County as the County solicits and engages an alternative contractor.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This 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).