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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Award the successful proposal received in response to Request for Proposals 2025-0114 to Sierra Child and Family Services, Inc. (SCFS), to provide Independent Living Program (ILP) services for current and/or former foster and probation youth ages 16 to 21 in El Dorado County (County);
2) Make findings pursuant to Section 3.13.030 (B) of the El Dorado County Ordinance Chapter 3.13, Contracting Out, that the ILP services provided by SCFS requires specialty skills and qualifications not expressly identified in County classifications are involved in the performance of the work;
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign competitively procured Agreement for Services 9765 with SCFS, in the amount of $483,489.60, and for the term of three years from December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2028;
4) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments relating to Agreement 9765, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement; and
5) Authorize the HHSA Director, or the Chief Assistant Director, to execute programmatic, administrative, and fiscal documents relating to Agreement 9765.
FUNDING: 28% Federal, 72% Realignment.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The ILP was authorized by the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-169). The ILP provides training, services, and benefits to assist current and former foster youth ages 16 to the day before their 21st birthday in achieving self-sufficiency prior to, and after leaving, the foster care system. There is an identified need for youth currently and formerly in foster care to have a system that helps facilitate the successful transition of foster youth to adulthood. In response to this need, the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 permanently authorized the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) ILP for youth leaving and preparing to leave the...
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