To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Mount Diablo Unified School District
Recommendation: Recommendation of the County Administrator
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, on behalf of the Family and Children’s Trust Committee to execute an interagency agreement with Mount Diablo Unified School District in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for the Crossroads High School Project serving pregnant and parenting youth for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
80% Federal Community Based Child Abuse Prevention funds; 20% Ann Adler Children and Family Trust Donations, all of which is budgeted in FY 26/27.
BACKGROUND:
On April 6, 1985, the Board of Supervisors created the Family and Children’s Trust (FACT) Committee to make funding recommendations on Child Abuse Prevention, Investigation, and Treatment funds (AB 1733), Birth Certificate funds (AB 2994) and Children’s Trust Fund. Later, the Board directed the FACT Committee to make funding recommendations on Child Care Affordability funds and Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) funds. Funds are for the prevention/amelioration of child abuse and neglect and the promotion of positive family functioning.
On May 12, 2026, the Board approved Consent Item C.24., authorizing the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to negotiate and execute six FACT contracts for a combined total amount not to exceed $600,000, to provide child abuse prevention and intervention services, for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. This contract is one of the six contracts and includes mutual indemnification language which requires Board authorization.
Mount Diablo Unified School District was selected through the competitive bid process, Request for Proposal 1216 for the FY25-26 contract and authorized by the Board of Supervisors on August 12, 2025 (C.21). This vendor was selected per procurement requirements outlined in Administrative Bulletin 600.3.
The project will serve pregnant and parenting youth and their children through a culturally and linguistically appropriate approach to inspire academic achievement, intellectual development, and self-sufficiency. Collaboration between the school-based comprehensive program, County, and community agencies allows the Project to create comprehensive strategies to improve, not only the future of the parent-student, but the future of their children. The Project will focus on literacy, intervention, healthy lifestyles, mental health support, and college pathways with a goal to ensure positive parenting and self-reliance to break the cycles of poverty, abuse and violence.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed item not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, services cannot be provided to support the FACT Committee, Crossroads High School Project which supports pregnant and parenting youth in the Mount Diablo Unified School District. Non-approval would thereby eliminate program support by FACT dollars, which in turn puts federal CBCAP funding at risk for future allocation.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This agreement will support three of the five community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: 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 providing education and building self-esteem for pregnant and parenting youth and their families.