TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Social Services
MEETING DATE: July 23, 2024
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Rachel Ebel-Elliott
PHONE:
707-463-7836
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Waldi Helma
PHONE:
707-467-5815
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Agreement with North Coast Opportunities, Inc., in the Amount of $77,498, to Provide Child Care Navigation and Trauma-Informed Care Trainings, Effective Upon Signing through June 30, 2025
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve Agreement with North Coast Opportunities, Inc., in the amount of $77,498, to provide child care navigation and trauma-informed care trainings, effective upon signing through June 30, 2025; authorize the Social Services Director or designee to sign any future amendments that do not increase the maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
Ongoing Agreement; most recent action on July 25, 2023, Item No. 3af), approval of Agreement No. BOS-23-134.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Starting January 1, 2018, California Department of Social Services (CDSS) gave counties the option to opt-in to the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for foster children. The Bridge Program requires counties to contract with their local Child Care Resource and Referral programs to provide child care navigation and trauma-informed care trainings and coaching. North Coast Opportunities, Inc. (NCO) is the only Child Care Resource and Referral program in Mendocino County, and has contracted with Mendocino County in the past to provide these services.
Through such contracts, from July 2023 through April 2024, NCO provided child care navigation services for 28 unduplicated foster children and their 18 caregivers. NCO scheduled 10 trauma-informed trainings, as well as 7 coaching sessions. Coaching sessions focused on health and safety, resiliency and self-care, integrated germ management, concrete supports, and tec...
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