MEETING DATE: 4/7/2020
DEPARTMENT: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY
DEPT HEAD/DIRECTOR: Tracey Belton
AGENDA ITEM PREPARER: Yolanda Beltran
SBC DEPT FILE NUMBER: 130
SUBJECT:
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY - T. BELTON
Approve Amendment #1 to Go Kids, Inc. contract, from $54,968.00 to $116,085.00 for the term of July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021.
SBC FILE NUMBER: 130
AGENDA SECTION:
CONSENT AGENDA
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
The Child Care Bridge Program aims to increase the number of foster children successfully placed in home-based family care settings, increase capacity of child care programs to meet the needs of foster children in their care and maximize funding to support the child care needs of the eligible families.
The Bridge Program consists of three components:
1. Emergency child care Voucher (or payment): Eligible families may receive a time-limited child care voucher or payment to help pay for child care costs for foster children birth through age 12, children with exceptional needs and severely disabled children up to age 21.
2. Child Care Navigator: The Contractor will provide a child care navigator to eligible families. The navigator will assist with finding a child care provider and securing a subsidized child care placement. If eligible, completing child care program applications and developing a plan for long-term provider for child care appropriate to the child’s age and needs.
3. Trauma-informed care training and coaching: Child care programs participating in the Bridge Program will receive access to trauma-informed care training. The training includes, but is not limited to, infant and toddler development and research-based, trauma-informed best care practices. Child care providers will also receive access to coaching, through the Contractor, to assist them in applying training curriculum and learn strategies for working with children in foster care.
The funding for this program is through an annual allocation from the State Department of Social Services. As per County Fiscal Letter (CFL) # 19/20-52 unspent GF from FY 2018-19 for the assistance and administrative components of the Bridge Program is re-appropriated to the FY 2019-20 on a county specific basis. Counties will have through June 30, 2020 to expend the unspent funds. The additional funding will allow more services to existing and new families.
BUDGETED: