To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-682 with A.B.L.E. Community Development Foundation (for the Contra Costa Asian American Pacific Islander Coalition)
?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 #74-682 with A.B.L.E. Community Development Foundation (for the Contra Costa Asian American Pacific Islander Coalition), a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $250,000, to provide community health worker certification trainings, community outreach and mental wellness education for Southeast Asian (SEA) community for the period January 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $250,000 and will be funded 100% by Mental Health Services Act (MHSA).
BACKGROUND:
This contract meets the social needs of County's population by providing culturally based mental well-being support and a training program through the MHSA Community Defined Practices Project grant to empower participants with techniques to identify specific stress factors and their impact on the body, as well as provide tools to manage and control stress effectively. This proactive approach enables individuals to gain control over stress before it escalates into anxiety or depression. This contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code ?? 26227 and 31000. This contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations.
This provider was selected in collaboration with community stakeholder advisory bodies and was approved as part of the comprehensive MHSA Three-Year Plan as required by State regulation. Providers interested in providing specialized services were invited proactively to participate in progr...
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