To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
From: Social Services
Meeting Date: June 24, 2025
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Department Contact: |
DeNeese Parker |
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707-463-7761 |
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Department Contact: |
Waldi Helma |
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707-467-5815 |
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Item Type: Consent Agenda |
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Time Allocated for Item: N/A |
Agenda Title:
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Approval of Agreement with Chabot-Las Positas Community College District in the Amount of $1,500,000, to Provide Trainings for Individuals Serving Title IV-E Federally Eligible Foster Children Including Resource Parents, Short Term Residential Therapeutic Program Staff, County Staff and Community-Based Agencies, Effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026
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Recommended Action/Motion:
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Approve Agreement with Chabot-Las Positas Community College District in the amount of $1,500,000, to provide trainings for individuals serving Title IV-E federally eligible foster children including Resource Parents, Short Term Residential Therapeutic Program staff, County staff and community-based agencies, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026; authorize the Social Services Director or designee to sign any future amendments to the Agreement that do not increase the annual maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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Previous Board/Board Committee Actions:
Ongoing Agreement since 2008. Most recent Action on July 9,2024, Item 3x), Approval of Agreement No.
BOS-24-124.
Summary of Request:
Chabot-Las Positas Community College District (District) provides trainings to local child welfare providers through an Agreement with the Department of Social Services, Family and Children's Services (FCS). These trainings specifically benefit providers who serve Federal Title IV-E eligible children (who are in, or at significant risk of entering foster care) and their families. The State provides funding for the Agreement with matching amounts from Chabot and Title IV-E Federal child welfare training funds.
Through the proposed Agreement, District will work directly with FCS and other local community-based
organizations, such as FIRST 5 Mendocino, Redwood Community Services, and Tapestry Family Services, to offer trainings that support building comprehensive and consistent skills in providers throughout the county. These skills support families and caregivers and increase the safety, permanency, and wellbeing of Mendocino County's foster children and youth.
Trainings offered through the Agreement with the District are collaborative in nature; therefore, trainings are far reaching and engage numerous participants countywide. Participation numbers for Mendocino County from Fiscal Year 2023-2024 serve as illustration of this point. In Fiscal Year 2023-24, Chabot provided a total of 3,350 hours of training and development, attended by 4,709 participants from over 130 agencies, covering approximately 100 different training topics in Arts and Activities, Behavioral Strategies, Child Development, Child/Youth Care, Cultural Awareness and Responsiveness, Family Engagement, Health and Safety, Trauma, Working with Youth in the Community, Substance Use and Abuse, and Training for Caregivers/Resource Families. Fiscal Year 2024-2025 numbers are not yet available, but the District will submit them in a year-end review, due in September 2025., Chabot also contracts with eight other counties including Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa Humboldt, Lake, Solano, and Tuolumne, which expands the ability for Mendocino County eligible training participants to attend trainings offered by other District contracted counties on topics related to serving foster youth.
Alternative Action/Motion:
Return to staff for alternative handling.
Strategic Plan Priority Designation: A Safe and Healthy County
Supervisorial District: All
Vote Requirement: Majority
Supplemental Information Available Online At: Attached
Fiscal Details:
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source of funding: Federal Title IV-E and State |
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current f/y cost: $1,500,000 |
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budget clarification: N/A |
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annual recurring cost: $1,500,000 |
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budgeted in current f/y (if no, please describe): Yes |
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revenue agreement: No |
AGREEMENT/RESOLUTION/ORDINANCE APPROVED BY COUNTY COUNSEL: Yes
CEO Liaison: Steve Dunnicliff, Deputy CEO
CEO Review: Yes
CEO Comments:
FOR COB USE ONLY
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Executed By: Atlas Pearson, Senior Deputy Clerk |
Final Status: Approved |
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Date: June 24, 2025 |
Executed Item Type: Agreement |
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Number: 25-106 |
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