To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Administration
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Professional Services Agreement with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the North Coast, Inc. Regarding Implementation of a One-to-One Youth Mentorship Program in Humboldt County
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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 Big Brothers Big Sisters of the North Coast, Inc. regarding implementation of a one-to-one youth mentorship program in Humboldt County in an amount not to exceed $60,834.40 for the period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021;
2. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the attached professional services agreement with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the North Coast, 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 fully executed original copy of the attached professional services agreement with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the North Coast, Inc. to the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit for further processing.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Social Services Fund
DISCUSSION:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the North Coast, Inc. provides professional staff to recruit, screen and guide community volunteers to act as healthy adult role models and provide positive one-to-one mentorships to youth in Humboldt County through its community-based and site-based programs. The programs offered by Big Brothers Big Sisters of the North Coast, Inc. are designed to reinforce the development of essential life skills that are necessary to reduce the need for child welfare and behavioral health intervention services in Humboldt County.
Volunteers participating in the one-to-one youth mentorship program are required to co...
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