To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Social Services
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Professional Services Agreement with Changing Tides Family Services Regarding the Provision of Support Services Related to the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children
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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 Changing Tides Family Services regarding the provision of support services related to the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025;
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 Changing Tides Family Services, 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 Changing Tides Family Services to the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit for further processing.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Social Services Fund (1160-508)
DISCUSSION:
On February 20, 2019, the California Department of Social Services issued All County Letter ("ACL") 19-18 announcing an optional program available to counties called the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children. The aim of this program is to provide emergency child care to children who have been placed in out-of-home care with a caregiver that requires temporary emergency childcare in order to maintain placement of the child.
Changing Tides Family Services, in collaboration with the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services - Child Welfare Services ("DHHS - Child Welfare Services"), assist...
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