Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Kenneth Binder, Sheriff
Subject: Agreement with Casa Circulo Cultural to provide youth, adult, and correctional services programs
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Casa C?rculo Cultural to provide youth, adult, and correctional services programs, for the term of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $316,380.
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BACKGROUND:
Casa C?rculo Cultural is a long-standing community-based nonprofit serving residents in the North Fair Oaks and South County areas through cultural, educational, and wellness programming. The organization seeks to expand access to creative, vocational, and therapeutic services for youth, adults, and incarcerated women.
DISCUSSION:
In June 2025, the Sheriff's Office facilitated a Request for Proposals (RFP) process for youth, adult, and correctional services programs. Casa Circulo Cultural was selected based on its strong and consistent track record of delivering high-quality, culturally relevant programming across the North Fair Oaks and South County areas.
Casa C?rculo Cultural will offer a Youth Program for 40 local children and teens at its Middlefield Road facility, featuring free Tae Kwon Do classes, weekly Folkloric Dance, and Storytelling for youth ages 11 and older. Guided by qualified instructors, the program promotes creativity, confidence, and physical well-being, with feedback and community showcases helping shape ongoing activities.
The Adult Programs and Services initiative - developed with the Sheriff's Office and CARON - provides North Fair Oaks adults with free bi-weekly vocational classes and creative courses such as painting and sculpture. With flexible evening and weekend options, the program supports economic stability, mental well-being, and stronger community relationships.
Casa C?rculo Cultural will also deliver a bi-weekly Art T...
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