DATE: June 20, 2023
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Sanja Bugay, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: 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 Agreement with United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley for mental health employability services, effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026, which includes one optional 12-month extension, total not to exceed $5,665,036.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley (UHC) 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, with no increase in Net County Cost. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. Should your board not approve the recommended action, the Department of Social Services (DSS) 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. The maximum cost of the agreement $5,665,036 will be offset using the CalWORKs Mental Health and Substance Abuse allocation. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues will be included in the Department's Org 5610 FY 2023-24 Recommended Budget and will be included in subsequent budget requests.
The County has a required Maintenance of Effort (MOE) of $4,022,882 for FY 2022-23 for the CalWORKs program. Once the MOE has been met, all expenses over that amount will be 100% funded with State and Federal dollars up to the amount of the annual CalWORKs Mental Health and Substance Abuse Allocation. Social Services Realignment funds ...
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