To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: CFS Contract 20-580-2 Pacific Clinics
?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 Pacific Clinics, in an amount not to exceed $1,600,000, to provide Comprehensive Prevention Plan Program services in the City of Antioch, CA, for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% State, of which 50% is budgeted in FY 26-27 and 50% will be budgeted in FY 27-28.
BACKGROUND:
In February 2018, the Bipartisan Budget Act which included the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) was signed into law. An objective of FFPSA is to amend the Title IV-E foster care program to enhance support services to families to prevent entry to foster care.
In July 2021, California's Family First Prevention Services (FFPS) program was established to support the development and implementation of Title IV-E prevention services, and to address rates of recidivism and disproportionality in child welfare and juvenile probation.
Contra Costa County, Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) Children and Family Services (CFS) Bureau and Probation opted into the FFPS program as co-leads and partnered with community representatives to develop a Comprehensive Prevention Plan (CPP). The vision of the CPP is that all children and families in Contra Costa County are supported by services and systems that are accessible, have an equitable approach, include culturally and linguistically responsive services, and celebrate all aspects of diversity. Contra Costa County's CPP was approved by the California Department of Social Services in July 2023, and on August 8, 2023, the CFS Bureau presented the plan to the Board of Supervisors. The CFS Bureau piloted the CPP program in the City of Antioch.
In December 2023, i...
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