To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Social Services
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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First Amendment to the Agreement with Redwood Community Action Agency (RCAA) for the AmeriCorps Child Welfare Services (CWS) Improvement Activities Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute the first amendment to the agreement with Redwood Community Action Agency (RCAA) for the AmeriCorps Child Welfare Services (CWS) Improvement AmeriCorps Program for the federal fiscal year 2018-19; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to route the fully executed first amendment to the DHHS-Contract Unit for further processing.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Social Services Fund
DISCUSSION:
For more than 10 years, AmeriCorps members have served in local Family Resource Centers to assist with connecting families to community resources. DHHS-Child Welfare Services contracts with Redwood Community Action Agency (RCAA) that in turn contracts with Prevent Child Abuse California (PCA CA), a statewide consortium of Child Abuse Prevention Councils that facilitates the employment of AmeriCorps members and provides cash match amounts for AmeriCorps salaries.
RCAA will provide the following services:
1. Administer a contract with PCA CA for 10 AmeriCorps members.
2. Recruitment, selection, enrollment and retention of AmeriCorps members.
3. Ongoing site and member support.
4. Regular meetings to support members in professional development, regional collaboration and the planning and implementing of service activities.
5. Support to host site agencies regarding member monitoring.
6. Collect required data on behalf of the DHHS-Child Welfare Services for payment and administrative record. Data must be delivered on a quarterly basis.
In March 2005, the Board of Supervisors approved the original Agreement with RCAA. Funds from that contract allowed DHHS to recruit AmeriCorps members to posi...
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