To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Interagency Agreement for Contra Costa County's Comprehensive Prevention Plan: Basic Needs and Concrete Supports and Fatherhood Engagement at East County First 5 Centers
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute an agreement with First 5 Contra Costa, in an amount not to exceed $599,955, to administer Basic Needs and Concrete Supports and Fatherhood Engagement services at First 5 Family Resource Centers located in East Contra Costa County for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% State; 50% of which will be budgeted in FY 26-27 and 50% of which will be budgeted in FY 27-28.
BACKGROUND:
In February 2018, the Bipartisan Budget Act which included the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) was signed into law. An 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 Children and Family Services (CFS) and Probation 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...
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