To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Contra Costa County Office of Education
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute an interagency agreement with Contra Costa County Office of Education, in an amount not to exceed $400,015, to administer Basic Needs and Concrete Supports at school sites and district offices in East Contra Costa County for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% State, all which will be budgeted in FY 26-27 and FY 27-28.
BACKGROUND:
In February of 2018, the Bipartisan Budget Act which included the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) was signed into law. The objective of FFPSA is to amend the Title IV-E foster care program to enhance support services to families to prevent entry to foster care. In July 2021, California's Family First Prevention Services (FFPS) program was established to support the development and implementation of Title IV-E prevention services, and to address rates of recidivism and disproportionality in child welfare and juvenile probation.
Contra Costa County Employment and Human Services (EHSD) Children and Family Services (CFS) and Contra Costa County Probation Department opted into the FFPS program as co-leads and partnered with community representatives to develop a Comprehensive Prevention Plan (CPP). The vision of the CPP is that all children and families in Contra Costa County are supported by services and systems that are accessible, have an equitable approach, include culturally and linguistically responsive services, and celebrate all aspects of diversity. Contra Costa County's CPP was approved by the California Department of Social Services in July 2023, and on August 8, 2023, EHSD CFS Bureau presented the plan to the Board of Supervisors. CFS is piloting the CPP prog...
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