To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-752 with Three Valleys Community Foundation
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-752 with Three Valleys Community Foundation, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $2,150,000, to provide Opioid Settlement Fund fiscal agent services and manage and monitor service contracts with Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and non-profits providing treatment, recovery, and support services to Contra Costa County residents who are most impacted by the Opioid Crisis, for the period March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2029.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual budgeted contractual service expenditures of up to $2,150,00 over a three-year period and will be funded 100% by Opioid Settlement Funds (OSF).
BACKGROUND:
Reducing health disparities and promoting health equity is paramount to Contra Costa Behavioral Health Services (CCBHS) overall service delivery strategy. CCBHS expects that through the implementation of Community Defined Practices and the provision of Mini Grants to CBOs located in or serving County residents that equity-driven health outcomes will be achieved for populations most at risk of overdoses, which is crucial to respond to the Opioid Crisis.
Behavioral Health is committed to providing quality of care to all Contra Costa residents. The Opioid Epidemic has had a profound impact across all our regions regardless of socioeconomics, cultural background, religion, language, etc. However, due to the social drivers of health, the Opioid crisis has significantly impacted African Americans, Latinos, Asian and Pacific Islanders, Native Americans, LGBTQIA+, justice/incarcerated/reentry, refugees, migrant workers, and immigrants, rural communities, non-Eng...
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