REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 28, 2023
FROM
JACQUELYN GREENE, Director, Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to Contract with Mendes Training and Consulting, Inc. for Training and Wellness and Crisis Response Consulting Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No.1 to Contract No. 22-246 with Mendes Training and Consulting, Inc., to provide training and wellness and crisis response consulting services, with no change to the contract amount of $206,000, and extending the contract for three months, for a total contract period of April 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
(Presenter: Jacquelyn Greene, Director, 383-2005)
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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 impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The contract amount of $206,000 is funded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families grant funds. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Preschool Services Department (PSD) 2022-23 budget
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
PSD operates the Early Head Start, Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership, Head Start, General Child Care and Development (CCTR), and State Preschool programs. These programs provide education, health, nutrition, cognitive, social/emotional, physical growth and development, and parent involvement services for children ages 0 to 5 with the overall goal of increasing family engagement and the school readiness of young children in economically disadvantaged families.
As of March 2020, the Office of Head Start placed a strong focus on agencies that provide services to children and families' staff health and wellness, including training and development of self-care, crisis response, and disaster prepa...
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