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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board approve and authorize the HHSA Director to sign a notice exercising the option to extend Caldor Disaster Case Management Agreement 6250 with The Salvation Army through April 30, 2023, with no change to the total compensation amount of $139,960.15, for the personnel and equipment necessary to provide Disaster Case Management for approximately 49 households displaced by the Caldor Fire.
FUNDING: General Fund-Caldor Fire Relief Designation.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The Caldor Fire started on August 14, 2021, and quickly swept through El Dorado County and into neighboring counties, consuming nearly 222,000 acres, resulting in the evacuation of many parts of the County and destroying 1,003 structures and damaging another 81 structures before being fully contained on October 21, 2021. In response to the fire and to support community recovery efforts, the County requested an Individual Assistance (IA) declaration through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which was ultimately denied. With the denial, El Dorado County is unable to receive reimbursement for IA programs such as Individual and Household Programs, Disaster Case Management, and more. Despite the denial, staff working within the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) have continued to develop alternative plans and options for IA programs to be made available.
Disaster Case Management (DCM) is a foundational IA program that addresses human services needs following a disaster. As many of the normal community support systems are disrupted during and after a disaster, the DCM program promotes effective delivery of post-disaster case management services and recovery. DCM is a time-limited partnership between a case manager and a disaster survivor to develop and carry out a Disaster Recovery Plan. This partnership provides the survivor with a single person to facilitate access to a broad range of resources through offering omb...
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