To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Family and Children's Trust (FACT) Contract Award Recommendations from EHSD on behalf of the FACT Committee
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
CONSIDER the Family and Children's Trust contract award recommendations resulting from Request for Proposal 1216, APPROVE the award of six (6) contracts per the FACT Committee recommendation and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to negotiate and execute the contracts with the identified awardees for a combined total amount not to exceed $600,000, to provide child abuse prevention and intervention services, for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$600,000 aggregate cost for FY25/26: Funded by 40% County Children's Trust, 33% Child Abuse Prevention, Intervention and Treatment (CAPIT) 2011 Realignment, 14% Ann Adler Donations, and 13% Federal Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) all of which will be budgeted for FY 25-26.
BACKGROUND:
The Family and Children's Trust (FACT) Committee was established in 1985 by the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors to make funding recommendations to the Board of Supervisors on the allocation of specific funds for the prevention, intervention and treatment of child abuse and neglect, and the promotion of positive family functioning. Funding for FACT supported projects derive from Federal and State program legislation and local donations to the County FACT fund. According to the FACT Policies and Procedures, all decision making authority is retained by the Board of Supervisors.
In alignment with standard County procedures, the FACT Committee with the support from Employment and Human Services (EHSD) issues a Request for Proposal (RFP) every three (3) years via an open solicitation process to seek proposal responses from the community.
At the November 13...
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