REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 14, 2022
FROM
JEANY ZEPEDA, Interim Director, Children and Family Services
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Contracts for Emergency Childcare Services for Foster Youth
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 3 to contracts with the following agencies to provide Emergency Childcare services, updating standard contract language, increasing the combined total by an amount not to exceed $4,564,324, from $10,156,671 to $14,720,995 and extending the contracts for an additional year, for the total contract period of September 1, 2019 through June 30, 2023:
1. Child Care Resource Center, Inc., Contract No. 19-592, increasing the amount by $3,409,712, from $7,796,428 to $11,206,140.
2. Pomona Unified School District, Contract No. 19-593, increasing the amount by $1,154,612, from $2,360,243 to 3,514,855.
(Presenter: Jeany Zepeda, Interim 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 and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The increase to the contracts in the amount of $4,564,324 is funded with Federal and State funds. Adequate appropriation and revenue will be included in the Human Services Administrative Claim 2022-23 recommended budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Child Care Resource Center, Inc. (CCRC) and Pomona Unified School District (PUSD) collaborate with Children and Family Services (CFS) to provide emergency childcare 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 childcare. The passage of Californ...
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