To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Social Services
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Agreement with Redwood Community Action Agency (RCAA) for the AmeriCorps Child Welfare Services (CWS) Improvement Activities Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approves the Agreement with Redwood Community Action Agency (RCAA) for the AmeriCorps Child Welfare Services (CWS) Improvement AmeriCorps Program effective October 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023, and
2. Authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Director of Child Welfare Services, or a designee thereof, sign any amendments to the Professional Services Agreement after approval from Risk Management, County Counsel and the County Administrative Office; and
3. Direct Clerk of the Board to route the fully executed agreement to the DHHS-Contract Unit for further processing.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Social Services Fund 1160
DISCUSSION:
For more than 10 years, AmeriCorps members have served in local Family Resource Centers to assist with connecting families to community resources. DHHS-Children and Family 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 12 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-Children & Family Services for payment and administrative record. Data ...
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