DATE: March 1, 2016
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Delfino E. Neira, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Retroactive Agreement with California Department of Social Services for the Permanency Innovations Initiative
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with the California Department of Social Services for participation in the Permanency Innovations Initiative, effective September 30, 2015 through September 29, 2016 ($297,648).
Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to issue stipends of varying amounts to non-County employee community members for participation in the Permanency Innovations Initiative, effective September 30, 2015 through September 29, 2016.
REPORT
Approval of the first action will allow the Department to participate for an additional 12 months with California Department of Social Services (CDSS) in a Federal grant (Permanency Innovations Initiative) to reduce length of stays and increase permanency for African-American and Native American youth in foster care. The recommended Agreement is required by CDSS for the Department to receive remaining carryover grant funds ($297,648) which will support approved project activities. Approval of the second recommended action will allow stipends, an approved project activity, to be provided to youth, parents, caregivers and other community members for participation in the project, with no net County cost.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(s):
If the Board does not approve the recommended actions, the Department will not have spending authority to utilize CDSS allocated grant funds for activities to improve services to children and families.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The recommended Agreement is retroactive as the Department received the recommended Agreement December 21, 2015 and required processing time.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in net County cost associated with the recomme...
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