To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-737 with We Care Services for Children
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-737 with We Care Services for Children, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $406,817, to provide Measure X-funded mental health services to support preschool aged children up to five (5) years of age and their families in Contra Costa County for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual expenditures of up to $406,817 for FY 2025-26 and will be funded 100% by Mental Health Measure X Funds.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of the County's population by providing Measure X-funded mental health services to vulnerable populations including children ages zero to five (0 to 5) residing in Contra Costa County. Measure X is a half-cent Countywide sales tax that the Measure X Community Advisory Board (MXCAB) recommended to the Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors placed the sales tax proposal on the November 2020 ballot before voters with the goal of providing local funds for local priorities. The tax was passed on November 3, 2020, and generates approximately $120 million each year to support a variety of County mental health services. This Contract has direct impact on the health and safety of our community.
Contractor's services include, but are not limited, to providing mental health services for preschool children ages (0 to 5) and their families through the Birth to Six (BTS) collaborative program and the preschool mental health consultation (PMHC) program services. This Contractor is a new Measure X-funded recipient and has provided mental health services for the County since July 1997. This Contract is entere...
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