TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: September 25, 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 Retroactive Agreement with North Coast Opportunities in the Amount of $58,433 to Provide Child Care Navigation and Trauma-Informed Care Training for the Period of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve retroactive Agreement with North Coast Opportunities in the amount of $58,433 to provide child care navigation and trauma-informed care training for the period 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, due to the State increased allocation, that do not cause the Agreement amount to exceed $88,433; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
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SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Since January 1, 2018, California counties have had the option to opt-in each fiscal year to the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children. This optional program provides funding for vouchers to eligible foster parents for six to twelve months of child care, a child care navigator, and trauma-informed care training and coaching. The child care navigator will assist eligible families with finding a child care provider, securing subsidized child care placement, assisting with child care applications and developing a plan for long term child care. The Bridge Program also requires counties to contract with their local Child Care Resource and Referral programs to provide the child care navigation and trauma-informed care training and coaching for child care providers participating in this program. North Coast Opportunities is the Child Care Resource and Referral program for Mendocino Count...
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