To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: 20-572-2 STAND! For Families Free of Violence
Recommendation: Recommendation of the County Administrator
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with STAND! For Families Free of Violence to increase the payment limit by $10,000 to a new payment limit of $410,000, effective July 1, 2026, for increased interpersonal violence prevention service provision, with no change to the term July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% County General Funds; all of which is budgeted in FY 26-27.
BACKGROUND:
The Employment and Human Services Department engaged in a solicitation in FY 24-25 in which STAND! For Families Free From Violence (STAND!) was selected to provide intervention and/or prevention services for survivors of interpersonal violence in Contra Costa County. Under this contract, STAND! has provided services to support safe and strong families by eliminating family violence.
On May 20, 2025, the Board of Supervisors approved Consent Item C.29. authorizing the execution of a contract with STAND! for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, for $400,000. This amendment is to authorize the addition of $10,000 to increase the amount of crisis intervention services from 200 to 220 surviving victims served.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, the County will not support STAND! in increased service provision to provide comprehensive services to intervene in interpersonal violence.