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Approve a first contract amendment with Social Change Partners, LLC for $120,000 for a total contract amount of $194,257 to continue providing implementation support of Health and Social Services, Child Welfare Services' Comprehensive Prevention Plan for the current period through February 28, 2026; Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the amendment and any subsequent amendments, with County Counsel concurrence, up to an aggregate of $74,999; and Approve a $40,000 Appropriation Transfer Request to recognize unanticipated federal revenue (4/5 vote required)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services (H&SS) recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve a first contract amendment with Social Change Partners, LLC for $120,000 for a total contract amount of $194,257 to continue providing implementation support of Health and Social Services, Child Welfare Services' Comprehensive Prevention Plan for the current period through February 28, 2026; delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the amendment and any subsequent amendments, with County Counsel concurrence, up to an aggregate of $74,999; and approve a $40,000 Appropriation Transfer Request to recognize unanticipated federal revenue (4/5 vote required).
SUMMARY:
In 2018, federal enactment of the Family First Prevention Services Act established a new and optional opportunity for county agencies to access federal Title IV-E funds to prevent the need for foster care. H&SS, Child Welfare Services division elected to pursue this opportunity which required the development and implementation of a five-year Comprehensive Prevention Plan (CPP). H&SS' Child Welfare Division has contracted with Social Change Partners, LLC since 2022 to support the development and implementation of the CPP. Social Change Partners has provided and contin...
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