REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 25, 2025
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
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Contracts for Community Wholeness and Enrichment Program Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve contracts with the following agencies, for the provision of Community Wholeness and Enrichment program services, in a total aggregate amount not to exceed $1,062,500, for the period of April 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026:
1. Rim Family Services, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $187,500.
2. South Coast Children's Society, Inc., dba South Coast Community Services, in an amount not to exceed $562,500.
3. Victor Community Support Services, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $312,500.
(Presenter: Georgina Yoshioka, Director, 252-5142)
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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
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item will not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The recommended contracts, not to exceed a total of $1,062,500, are funded by Mental Health Services Act Prevention and Early Intervention funding. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Department of Behavioral Health's (DBH) 2024-25 budget and will be included in the 2025-26 recommended budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DBH is responsible for providing mental health and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) services to San Bernardino County (County) residents experiencing severe mental illness and/or SUD. An integral part of this delivery system consists of County-operated and contracted service providers delivering a variety of mental health services, which includes the Community Wholeness and Enrichment (CWE) program.
The primary objective of the CWE program is to identify an...
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