To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Agreement #78-008-3 with Tulare County Office of Education
?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 Agreement #78-008-3 with Tulare County Office of Education, to pay the County an amount not to exceed $92,000, to provide the expansion of mentoring services and continuous development of prevention and youth programs addressing the needs of the community served, for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Agreement will result in payments to the County of up to $92,000 from the Substance Abuse Block Grant (SABG) Friday Night Live funding. No County match required.
BACKGROUND:
This Agreement between the County and Tulare County Office of Education will allow the County to receive funding to provide the expansion of mentoring services and continuous development of prevention and youth programs, including Friday Night Live Kids, Club Live and Friday Night Live Mentoring, addressing the needs of the community served and to support existing chapters and developing new chapters. The program builds partnerships for positive and healthy youth development which engage youth as active leaders and resources in their communities and responds to current research and addresses the unique needs of youth in their communities and local environments.
On September 24, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Agreement #78-008-2 with Tulare County Office of Education, to pay the County an amount not to exceed $45,000, to provide the expansion of mentoring services and continuous development of prevention and youth programs, for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
Approval of Agreement #78-008-3 will allow the County to continue receiving funds for prevention and youth programs through June...
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