PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: September 15, 2025
Subject: FY 25-26 Solicitation Update on AB 109 Community Programs and One-Time Pilot Programs Solicitations
Submitted For: Esa Ehmen-Krause, Chief Probation Officer
Department: Probation Department Office of Reentry & Justice
Presenter: Patrice Guillory, ORJ Director, Contra Costa County Probation Department
Contact: Patrice.guillory@orj.cccounty.us
Referral History:
On December 20, 2024, the Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) Executive Committee adopted a FY 2025-26 AB 109 Public Safety Realignment Budget for recommendation to the Board of Supervisors. The Recommended Budget included the following allocations for Community Programs:
* Family Reunification Services - $100,000
* Peer Mentoring Services for West County - $200,000
* Civil Legal Aid Services - $200,000
* Management of a Network of System of Services for Central and East County - $1,200,000
* Reentry Employment Services - $3,000,000
* Reentry Housing Services - $1,500,000
* Management of the West County Reentry Resource Center - $800,000
At the December meeting, the CCP Executive Committee also accepted the Community Advisory Board's recommendation to solicit proposals from qualified organizations to provide the above-mentioned services for a duration of a three-year contract cycle with projected total amounts per fiscal year.
The Public Protection Committee (PPC) of the Board of Supervisors considered and approved the CCP's recommended one-time allocation of $15 million from AB 109 reserve funding for reentry service pilots during its June 3 and October 7, 2024 meetings. The PPC approved the full recommended AB 109 budget during its February 18, 2025 meeting.
At its August 4, 2025 meeting, the Community Corrections Partnership - Community Corrections Partnership Executive Committee received and accepted the following update from the Probation Department Office of Reentry & Justice.
Referral Update:
AB 109 Community Progr...
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