REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 5, 2026
FROM
JEANY GLASGOW, Director, Children and Family Services
SUBJECT
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Amendments to Contracts for Wraparound Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 2 to contracts with the following agencies to provide Wraparound services to foster care dependents, reallocating $11,000,000 from Contract No. 21-990 to Contract No. 21-991, with no changes to the total combined contract amount of $147,400,000 or the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2026:
1. Pacific Clinics, Contract No. 21-990, reducing the total contract amount by $11,000,000, from $44,514,800 to $33,514,800.
2. Victor Community Support Services, Inc., Contract No. 21-991, increasing the total contract amount by $11,000,000, from $44,514,800 to $55,514,800.
(Presenter: Jeany Glasgow, Director, 658-1181)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not require additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). It reflects a reallocation of $11,000,000 in existing funds, reducing Contract No. 21-990 with Pacific Clinics (PC) and increasing Contract No. 21-991 with Victor Community Support Services, Inc. (VCSS) for Wraparound Services (Wraparound). Funding for these services is 100% local share. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Foster Care 2025-26 recommended budget and will be included in the 2026-27 recommended budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
San Bernardino County’s (County) Wraparound, established in 2002, is authorized in California to provide foster children and probation wards with service alternatives to group home care through the development of expanded family-based services. Wraparounds are individualized services that are “wrapped around” the child living with his or her birth parent, relative, nonrelative extended family member, adoptive parent, licensed or certified foster parent, or guardian. Emphasizing an intensive, child-focused, family-centered, and community-based approach, these services are designed to build on each eligible child’s and family’s strengths and address their unique and changing needs.
The range of services provided includes but is not limited to in-home therapeutic services, coaching and mentoring, housing and utility assistance, educational supplies, afterschool services, tutoring services, employment support, transportation vouchers, and more. All services are provided in a manner consistent with the Wraparound philosophy of providing intensive services to children with serious behavioral and/or emotional difficulties at the lowest placement level possible. This allows children to remain in their homes and communities instead of being placed in a group home setting. When returning home is not an option, the child may receive services in a foster home. The Department of Behavioral Health funds the mental health portion of these services through a combination of the Mental Health Services Act and Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Medi-Cal funding.
On December 14, 2021 (Item No. 27), as the result of a competitive procurement, the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved Contract No. 21-988 with Lutheran Social Services of Southern California (LSS), in the amount of $13,855,600, Contract No. 21-989 with South Coast Children’s Society, Inc (SCCS), in the amount of $44,514,800, Contract No. 21-990 with PC (formerly known as Uplift Family Services), in the amount of $44,514,800, and Contract No. 21-991 with VCSS, in the amount of $44,514,800, to provide Wraparound to foster care dependents, in a combined amount of $147,400,000, for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2026.
On December 19, 2023 (Item No. 34), the Board approved Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 21-988 with LSS, Contract No. 21-989 with SCCS, Contract No. 21-990 with PC, and Contract No. 21-991 with VCSS to provide Wraparound to foster care dependents, updating the scope of work and standard contract language, with no change to the combined contract amount not to exceed $147,400,000 for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2026.
This budget modification is being processed based on the spending trend of VCSS and PC. Each vendor receives referrals according to the needs of the areas they serve. Based on the current invoice trend, VCSS is projected to spend approximately $8,000,000 to $11,000,000 over their current budget. To avoid future budget modifications, Children and Family Services is requesting the higher end of this projected amount. This is a fee-for-service contract. Funds will only be expended if services are provided. PC is projected to have a remaining budget of approximately $24,000,000, and will still have sufficient funds even after reallocating $11,000,000 to VCSS.
The contractors’ performance will continue to be monitored by review of monthly reports to ensure compliance with the administrative, fiscal, and program requirements of the contracts. The contracts may be terminated without cause by the County within 30 days’ written notice.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by Human Services (Lisa Rivas-Ordaz, Contracts Manager, 388-0222) on April 2, 2026; County Counsel (Daniella V. Hernandez, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on April 2, 2026; and County Finance and Administration (John Hallen, Principal Administrative Analyst, 388-0208) on April 16, 2026.