To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Contract # 20-578-0 Seneca Family of Agencies
?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 Seneca Family of Agencies, in an amount not to exceed $840,641 to provide wraparound services to youth for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$840,641: 59% State, 34 % County General Fund, 7% Federal, all of which is budgeted in FY 24-25.
BACKGROUND:
In January 2024, the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) 1207 for Wraparound Services and Seneca Family of Agencies was awarded and selected to provide the services.
Previous agreements for these services with Seneca Family of Agencies were authorized by the Board of Supervisors on May 9, 2023 (C.37) for FY23/24 contract; June 21, 2022 (C. 127) for FY22/23 contract; and June 22, 2021 (C.128) for FY21/22 contract all resulting from RFP 1176.
Contractor will operate a community-based intervention program that provides children with service alternatives to group home care through expanded family-based services. These wraparound services will be provided to children living with their birth parent, relative, foster parent or guardian. These services build on the strengths of each child and family and are tailored to address their unique and changing needs.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, at-risk youth in restrictive group home settings will have fewer opportunities to transition into family-based services and at-risk youth in home settings will have less family-based services which support them remaining in a home setting.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports all of Contra Costa County's community outc...
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