To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: WFS - Contract 20-732-0 Bay Area Legal Aid
?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 Bay Area Legal Aid in an amount not to exceed $94,700 to implement comprehensive benefits counseling for the Contra Costa THRIVES Guaranteed Basic Income Program participants for the period December 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
75% Measure X and 25% AB 109 funds of which $49,500 is budgeted in FY 25/26; $34,950 will be budgeted in FY 26/27; and $10,250 will be budgeted in FY 27/28 ($10,250)
BACKGROUND:
On October 22, 2024 in the Meeting Minutes, the Board of Supervisors approved D.4. allocating $3.25 million Measure X funds and $1 million AB 109 funds for a Guaranteed Income (GI) Pilot to be administered by the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD).
On July 8, 2025, the Board of Supervisors approved D.1. approving the Contra Costa THRIVES Guaranteed Income Pilot Program for administration by the Employment and Human Services Department to serve 170 recipients over an eighteen (18)-month period.
This action is to approve a contract with Bay Area Legal Aid for the provision of individualized benefits counseling to program participants to help them understand how guaranteed income payments may affect their eligibility for existing public benefits programs. Bay Area Legal Aid will provide benefits transition counseling to participants who complete the Contra Costa THRIVES program, offering them appropriate guidance to prepare for the loss of income upon program completion. This contract includes mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance under this contract.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports four of the five Contra Cost...
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