TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: April 23, 2019
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Tammy Moss Chandler
PHONE:
463-7774
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Bekkie Emery
PHONE:
-463-7761
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of First Amendment to Agreement No. 18-135 with North Coast Opportunities in the Amount of $33,558, for a New Total of $91,991, to Provide Child Care Navigation and Trauma-Informed Care Training through Allocated Funds Received from California Department of Social Services, Effective When Agreement Becomes Fully Executed through June 30, 2019
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve first amendment to Agreement No. 18-135 with North Coast Opportunities in the amount of $33,558, for a new total of $91,991, to provide child care navigation and trauma-informed care training through allocated funds received from California Department of Social Services effective when Agreement becomes fully executed through June 30, 2019; authorize the Health and Human Services Agency Director or designee to sign any future amendments that do not exceed the annual maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
September 25, 2018, BOS Agreement No. 18-135, Item No. 4(g)
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. This optional program provides funding for vouchers to eligible foster parents for six to twelve months of child care, staffing of child care navigators, and trauma-informed care training and coaching for child care providers. Child care navigators 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. Trauma-informed care...
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