To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Contract renewal # 20-578-1 Seneca Family of Agencies
☒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 Seneca Family of Agencies, in an amount not to exceed $852,644 to provide wraparound services to youth for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$852,644 - 68% State, 30 % County General Fund, 2% Federal; all of which is budgeted in FY 25-26.
BACKGROUND:
On July 23, 2024, the Board approved item C.35 authorizing a contract with Seneca Family of Agencies for the term July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. This contract will renew the prior approved contract for the term July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026 to provide wraparound services, alternatives to group home care through expanded family-based services, for youth living with their birth parent, relative, foster parent or guardian.
The Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD), Children and Family Services (CFS) Bureau selected Seneca Family of Agencies (Contractor) from the competitive procurement Request for Proposal (RFP) #1207 in April 2024.
Recent previous agreements for these services with Seneca Family of Agencies were authorized by the Board of Supervisors on May 9, 2023 (C.37) for FY23/24 contract; June 21, 2022 (C. 127) for FY22/23 contract; and June 22, 2021 (C.128) for FY21/22 contract all resulting from RFP 1176.
Contractor will operate a community-based intervention program that provides children with service alternatives to group home care through expanded family-based services. These wraparound services will be provided to children living with their birth parent, relative, foster parent or guardian. These services build on the strengths of each child and family and are tailored to address their unique and changing needs.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, at-risk youth in restrictive group home settings will have fewer opportunities to transition into family-based services and at-risk youth in home settings will have less family-based services which support them remaining in a home setting.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports all of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes of 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”.