TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Social Services
MEETING DATE: August 29, 2023
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Bekkie Emery
PHONE:
707-463-7761
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Jena Conner
PHONE:
707-463-7971
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Agreement with Tapestry Family Services in the Amount of $92,000, to Provide Immediate, Emergency Placement Services for Foster Children, Placed by the Department of Social Services, Family and Children's Services, Effective September 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve Agreement with Tapestry Family Services in the amount of $92,000 to provide immediate, emergency placement services for foster children, placed by Department of Social Services, Family and Children's Services, effective September 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024; authorize the Department of Social Services Director or designee to sign any future amendments 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; Most Recent Action on June 21, 2022, Item 3(an), BOS Agreement No. 22-157.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
In Mendocino County, the placement and care of children who have been removed from the custody of their parents or guardians under Welfare and Institutions Code Section 300 is the responsibility of the Mendocino County Department of Social Services, Family and Children's Services (FCS). As part of meeting this requirement, FCS contracts with Tapestry Family Services (TFS), a licensed Foster Family Agency, for the provision of emergency foster home placement services to youth in Mendocino County.
Through the proposed Agreement, TFS will provide a minimum of five emergency beds per month in home-based placements for children from birth to eighteen years of age who need immediate, emergency foster care placement. Under the proposed Agreement, TFS resource parents ...
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