REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 14, 2022
FROM
TRACY REECE, Chief Probation Officer, Probation Department
SUBJECT
Title
Non-Financial Memorandum of Understanding with Schmidt Psychological Services for Psychological Services for the Gateway to Arise Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve non-financial Memorandum of Understanding with Schmidt Psychological Services for Psychological Services for the Gateway to Arise Program, at no cost to the County, for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025.
(Presenter: Tracy Reece, Chief Probation Officer, 387-5692)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
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
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). There is no cost associated with this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as Schmidt Psychological Services are donating their time for these services.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Probation Department’s (Probation) Gateway to Arise (Arise) Program provides various services to youth committed in the Division of Juvenile Justice Realigned Youth, that are evidence-based, best practice, trauma informed, and/or culturally responsive. Services provided in the Arise Program include mentoring, therapy services, psychological services, life skills classes, computer training, intervention services, and workforce development. These services will support positive youth development, build the capacity of a continuum of community-based approaches, and help reduce crime by youth.
Dr. Alex Schmidt of Schmidt Psychological Services has been volunteering time at the Arise Program since the program’s inception in July 2021. Approval of this MOU will formalize a partnership between Schmidt Psychological Services and Probation by delivering Psychological Services to committed youth.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Jamie Ryan, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on May 13, 2022; Finance (Kathleen Gonzalez, Administrative Analyst III, 387-5285) on May 20, 2022; and County Finance and Administration (Robert Saldana, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on May 26, 2022.