REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 4, 2021
FROM
MARLENE HAGEN, Director, Children and Family Services
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Contracts for the Kinship Support Services Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 2, effective July 1, 2021, to contracts with the following agencies to provide Kinship Support Services Program services, updating contract language, increasing the total combined contract amount by $475,000, from $1,900,000 to $2,375,000, and exercising the final option to extend the contract period by one year, for the total contract period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2022:
1. Mental Health Systems, Inc., Contract No. 17-375, increasing the contract amount by $297,189, from $1,188,756 to $1,485,945.
2. Westside Christian Center, Contract No. 17-376, increasing the contract amount by $177,811, from $711,244 to $889,055.
(Presenter: Marlene Hagen, Director, 387-2792)
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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 the Kinship Support Services Program (KSSP) services will not exceed $2,375,000. Funding is 53% ($1,258,750) Wraparound Reinvestment and 47% ($1,116,250) 2011 Realignment. Adequate appropriation and revenue will be included in the Human Services (HS) Administration Claim 2021-22 recommended budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
KSSP provides an array of community-based family support services to kinship families as a way to increase the placement stability and safety of children who are in the care of relatives. Research suggests extended family members have had an informal role in the upbringing of related children, and in most cases, kinship care took plac...
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