REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 20, 2019
FROM
MARLENE HAGEN, Director, Children and Family Services
SUBJECT
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Contracts for Emergency Childcare Services for Foster Youth
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve contracts with the following agencies to provide Emergency Childcare services, in a combined amount not to exceed $3,289,078, for the period of September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2020:
1. Child Care Resource Center, Inc., in the amount of $2,466,808.
2. Pomona Unified School District, in the amount of $822,270.
(Presenter: Marlene Hagen, Director, 388-0242)
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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.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The total cost of these contracts will not exceed $3,289,078 for the contract period, and is funded 50% with state, funds and 50% federal funds. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Human Services Administrative Claim 2019-20 budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Under the terms of the recommended contracts, Child Care Resource Center, Inc. and Pomona Unified School District will collaborate with Children and Family Services (CFS) to provide emergency child care services to eligible families, in an effort to increase the number of foster children successfully placed in home-based family care.
One of the primary barriers to placing foster children with families is the lack of immediate access to child care. The passage of California Senate Bill 89 (Chapter 24, Statutes of 2017) established the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children (Bridge Program). Counties participating in the Bridge Program are required to enter into an agreement with the local Child Care Resour...
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