Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Claire Cunningham, Director, Human Services Agency
Subject: Agreement with Social Change Partners
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Social Change Partners, to continue to provide Child Welfare Prevention Planning consultation services, increasing the funding by $200,000 for a new total obligation amount not to exceed $350,000, increasing the term by 24 months for a new term of November 16, 2022 to December 31, 2025.
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BACKGROUND:
In April 2021, San Mateo County's Human Services Agency (HSA) received State Block Grant funding for the Family First Prevention Services Program (FFPS). The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) requires that any county receiving FFPS funding develop a comprehensive prevention plan (CPP). The components of a CPP includes primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention and intervention strategies and services that support the ability of parents and families to provide safe, stable, and nurturing environments for their children. Interventions and strategies must include culturally appropriate and responsive services that are tailored to meet the needs of local families who are disproportionately represented in the child welfare system.
In September 2022, the Human Services Agency (HSA), Children and Family Services (CFS) branch issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to identify a Child Welfare prevention planning consultant to help HSA facilitate prevention planning and implementation efforts as part of FFPS and the CPP. Social Change Partners (SCP) was selected to provide the services based on their experience and method per the RFP evaluation scoring. On November 22, 2022, the parties entered into a director-level agreement for the term of November 16, 2022 to December 31, 2023 and a total obligation amount not to exceed $150,000.
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