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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Award Request for Proposals (RFP) 23-952-073, to the successful proposer, The Unity Care Group, to provide Independent Living Program services for foster youth in El Dorado County;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Agreement for Services 7975 with The Unity Care Group, in the amount of $497,799, and for the term of three (3) years from October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2026;
3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments relating to Agreement 7975, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement; and
4) Authorize the HHSA Director, or the HHSA Chief Assistant Director, to execute programmatic, administrative, and fiscal documents relating to Agreement 7975.
FUNDING: Estimated at 35% State Transitional Age Youth Programs, 28% Federal, and 37% Realignment.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 permanently authorized the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Independent Living Program (ILP), offering training, services, and programs for current and former foster youth between the ages of 16 - 20 (also known as Transition Age Youth). The ILP provides training, services, and benefits to assist current and former foster youth in achieving self-sufficiency prior to, and after leaving, the foster care system. In California, each county has the flexibility to design services to meet a wide range of individual needs and circumstances, and to coordinate services with other Federal and State agencies engaged in similar activities.
The goal of the ILP is to enable youth to achieve self-sufficiency by providing independent living skills assessments, basic living education, vocational training, job seeking skills, and individualized services, in coordination with a written Transitional Independent Living Plan for each youth in order to assist ...
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