REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 18, 2025
FROM
SHARON NEVINS, Director, Department of Aging and Adult Services
SUBJECT
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Contracts for Family Caregiver Support Program Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Contracts with the following agencies, in an amount not to exceed $500,000, to provide family caregiver support services for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026:
1. Inland Caregiver Resource Center, in an amount not to exceed $375,000
2. Reach Out Morongo Basin, in an amount not to exceed $80,000
3. Vision y Compromiso, in an amount not to exceed $45,000
(Presenter: Sharon Nevins, Director 891-3917)
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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.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The total cost of $500,000 for these services is 100% funded by Federal Title III-E revenue. Adequate appropriation and revenue is included in the Department of Aging and Adult Services (DAAS) 2025-26 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets. If funding is reduced by the Federal Government, the County can reduce or terminate the contracts.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP) was created as Title III-E of the Older Americans Acts Amendments of 2000. The Administration on Aging administers the program at the Federal level, and the California Department of Aging (CDA) and DAAS administers the program at the State and County levels respectively. FCSP serves unpaid caregivers, whether family or non-family, who provide care on an informal basis to older and disabled individuals.
Unpaid caregivers are often the primary providers of long-term care for older and disabled individuals. Caring for an older adult or individual living with a disa...
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