To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: 20-712-0 Mt. Diablo Unified School District
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
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 the Mt. 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, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
80% Federal Community Based Child Abuse Prevention funds; 20% Ann Adler Children and Family Trust Donations, all of which is included in the FY 25-26 budget.
BACKGROUND:
Mt. Diablo Unified School District was selected through the competitive bid process, Request for Proposal (RFP) 1216 for the FY25-26 contract. Previous contracts for these services with the contractor were authorized by the Board of Supervisors on July 26, 2022 (C.81) for FY22/23 and June 27, 2023 (C.101) for FY23/24. This agreement includes mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties from any claims arising from the performance under this agreement.
On April 6, 1985, the Board of Supervisors created the Family and Children’s Trust (FACT) Committee to make funding recommendations on CAPIT 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 CBCAP funds. Funds are for the prevention/amelioration of child abuse and neglect and the promotion of positive family functioning.
On June 10, 2025 the Board approved 25-2266, authorizing the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to negotiate and execute six (6) 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, 2025 through June 30, 2026. This contract is one of those six contracts and includes mutual indemnification language which requires additional Board authorization.
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 action not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, services would not be provided to support the Family and Children’s Trust Committee (FACT) and Crossroads High School Project, supporting pregnant and parenting youth in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. This would thereby eliminate program support by FACT dollars, which in turn puts Federal Community Based Child Abuse Prevention funding (CBCAP) 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.