To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Social Services
Agenda Section: Consent - Received Too Late For Review (TLFR)
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Professional Services Agreement with Redwood Community Services, Inc. Regarding the Provision of High-Fidelity Wraparound Services to Eligible Children and Youth Who Have Been Placed, or are at Risk of Being Placed, In Foster Care Due to Their Involvement in the Child Welfare or Juvenile Justice Systems
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute, the attached professional services agreement with Redwood Community Services, Inc. regarding the provision of high-fidelity wraparound services to children and youth who have been placed, or are at risk of being placed, in foster care due to their involvement in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems in an amount not to exceed Four Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Nine Dollars ($445,879.00) for the period of October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2024; and
2. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services - Child Welfare Services Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the attached professional services agreement with Redwood Community Services, Inc., after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one (1) fully executed original copy of the attached professional services agreement with Redwood Community Services, Inc. to the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit for further processing.
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DISCUSSION:
The Family First Prevention Services Act reforms Title IV-E of the Social Security Act to, in part, limit reliance on congregate care for children in foster care. As part of this reform, Part IV of the Family First Prevention Services Act established the requirement to provide six (6) ...
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