DATE: March 17, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Sanja Bugay, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 1 to Agreement with United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley for Mental Health Employability Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement A-23-344 with United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley, for mental health employability services, extending the term by two years from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, and increasing the maximum compensation by $3,715,296 to a total of $9,380,332.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will extend the existing three-year agreement by two years to allow United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley (UHC) to continue to provide California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Welfare to Work (WTW) and Cal-Learn participants the provision of services to address and remove mental health barriers to employment. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. Should your board not approve the recommended action, the County will be out of compliance with the Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) 11325.7, which mandates the provision of mental health services related to employability for WTW participants.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. If approved, the maximum cost ($9,380,332) of the agreement will be fully offset with the CalWORKs Mental Health and Substance Abuse allocation. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues are included in the Department's Org 5610 FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget and will be included in subsequent budget requests. The requested services comply with WIC Division 9, Part 3, Chapter 2, Article 3.2, Section 11325.7, which provides the County with funding to aid CalWORKs clients with n...
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