TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: June 19, 2018
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Anne Molgaard
PHONE:
463-7885
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Jena Conner
PHONE:
463-7971
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Agreement with Redwood Community Services, Inc. in the Amount of $610,320 to Provide Immediate Placement Services for High Needs Children Placed by Health and Human Services Agency, Family and Children's Services for the Term of July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve Agreement with Redwood Community Services, Inc. in the amount of $610,320, to provide immediate placement services for children placed by Health and Human Services Agency, Family and Children's Services for the term of July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019; authorize the Health and Human Services Agency 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 since 2005; last action on July 18, 2017, BOS No. 17-067
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Redwood Community Services (RCS), a State licensed Foster Family Agency, will provide six retained beds in the Mendocino County Children's Center, a Group Home/Short Term Residential Therapeutic Program. Health and Human Service Agency, Family and Children's Services will use the retained beds for immediate placement needs in order to assess and stabilize youth, ages 7 to 17, who present with significant behavioral challenges that prevent placement in a home-based setting. RCS will also staff Emergency Support, as part of the emergency support team, to take care of the immediate needs of detained children, allowing county social workers to continue investigative duties and assessments of relatives or other non-related extended family members for potential placements. Add...
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