To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Contract # 20-571-0 Contra Costa Family Justice Alliance
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Contra Costa Family Justice Alliance dba Family Justice Center, in an amount not to exceed $387,588 to provide intervention and prevention of interpersonal violence services in Contra Costa County for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$387,588: 100% County funds, Alliance to End Abuse, all of which is budgeted in FY 24-25.
BACKGROUND:
The Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) engaged in solicitation as outlined in Administrative Bulletin 600.3 and issued Request for Proposal (RFP) #1205 Violence Intervention and/or Prevention. Contra Costa Family Justice Alliance (FJC) was the selected bidder to provide services to intervene in interpersonal violence in Contra Costa County. This Contract provides navigation services for survivors of violence including needs assessments, safety planning, elder abuse prevention, telehealth services and workshops for survivors or violence.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports three (3) of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes of the Children’s Report Card: "Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient"; "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families.”
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved, the County will not have access to Contractor’s services to effectively provide navigation services to survivors of interpersonal violence.