To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-738 with International Rescue Committee, Inc.
?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 #74-738 with International Rescue Committee, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $281,346, to provide Measure X-funded mental health services to support vulnerable populations up to twenty-six (26) years of age 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 $281,346 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 but not limited to school-aged children and adolescents ages six to eighteen (6-18), and young adults up to the age of twenty-six (26) 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 school-aged youth ages six to eighteen (6 to 18) and young adults up to twenty-six (26) years of age through individualized youth case management services and monthly community connection workshops. This Contractor is a new ...
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