REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 10, 2025
FROM
JAMES LOCURTO, Director, Transitional Assistance Department
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to Non-financial Contract with the Foundation for California Community Colleges for Exchange of Information
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 24-951 with the Foundation for California Community Colleges, for the exchange of information of mutual customers, updating language to include community-based organizations, with no change to the contract term of October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2027.
(Presenter: James LoCurto, Director, 388-0245)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This Contract is non-financial in nature and does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The recommended Amendment updates language to expand the exchange of information on Employment and Training (E&T) between the Foundation for California Community Colleges (Foundation) and the Transitional Assistance Department (TAD) to include participants enrolled in community-based organizations. The original contact included community colleges. TAD administers the public assistance programs in the County, including CalFresh. CalFresh serves low-income individuals by providing monthly food benefits.
The Foundation’s mission is to benefit, support, and enhance the mission of the California Community College system. The Foundation’s Fresh Success (FS) program helps community colleges and community-based organizations to effectively start and manage CalFresh E&T programs in partnership with their counties. Through FS, CalFresh participants gain education and training that will lead to better employment and a path to economic self-sufficiency.
FS offers supportive services such as transportation, books, and childcare. FS also offers case management services that help assess and assist participants to be successful in their education program with a goal of gaining and maintaining employment. FS is operated by the Foundation under a contract with the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), who has encouraged counties to collaborate with the Foundation.
The Foundation is able to serve customers across the county and will establish subrecipient agreements with local community colleges and community-based organizations to be FS providers approved by TAD, to offer CalFresh E&T services to county residents. The Foundation will include all FS providers in the FS E&T Plan for state and federal approval who intend to offer E&T services to County clients. The Foundation will share the lists of E&T participants that TAD will use to confirm CalFresh program status and update participant information in TAD’s case management system. This data will also be used for statistical reports sent to CDSS.
On September 24, 2024 (Item No. 77), the Board of Supervisors approved a non-financial contract (Contract No. 24-951) between the Foundation for California Community Colleges and TAD for the exchange of information of Employment and Training (E&T), for participants enrolled in community colleges for the contract period of October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027.
PROCUREMENT
N/A
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by Human Services Contracts (Patty Steven, Contracts Manager, 388-0241) on May 6, 2025; County Counsel (Adam Ebright, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on May 15, 2025; Finance (John Hallen, Principal Administrative Analyst, 388-0208) on May 20, 2025; and County Finance and Administration (Cheryl Adams, Deputy Executive Officer, 388-0332) on May 22, 2025.