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a. Approve and authorize the Director or designee of the Department of Social Services to sign a no cost Data Sharing Agreement with The Regents of the University of California to share information pertaining to individual youth for the purpose of evaluating the Family and Me program for the period of September 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025; and
b. Authorize the Director or designee of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three amendments to this Agreement that do not compass payment or significantly change the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
a. Approve and authorize the Director or designee of the Department of Social Services to sign a no cost Data Sharing Agreement with The Regents of the University of California to share information pertaining to individual youth for the purpose of evaluating the Family and Me program for the period of September 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025; and
b. Authorize the Director or designee of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three amendments to this Agreement that do not compass payment or significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On February 11, 2025, the County of Monterey entered to an agreement with the City and County of San Francisco and Seneca Family of Agencies to provide placement and services to Commercially Sexually Exploited Children in Monterey County through a Pilot Continuum. The Pilot Continuum includes an emergency placement model, home-based placement model, and a short-term residential therapeutic program to increase placement stability and safety for youth in the program.
This agreement allows the County of Monterey to share data with the Regents of the University of California in order to conduct a rigorous evaluation of the home-based care component of the Pilot Continuum called Family & Me (“FAM”), as required by grant funding for the Pilot Continuum. The FAM evaluation aims to understand youth and caregiver experiences with FAM, identify service needs and preferences of youth and caregivers, and understand how FAM influences outcomes among youth and caregivers over time. The evaluation includes semi-structured interviews with youth, caregivers, and service providers, surveys for youth and caregivers, as well as the analysis of administrative and service provision data.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT/COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
The Office of County Counsel has reviewed and approved the Agreement as to form.
FINANCING:
This is a non-financial agreement, and recommended actions have no budgetary impact.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS:
This agreement correlates to the Health & Human Services and Administration Strategic Initiatives adopted by the Board of Supervisors by providing family finding and kinship support for families receiving child welfare services.
Check the related Board of Supervisors Strategic Initiatives:
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Prepared by: Chelsea R. Chacon, Management Analyst III, x 8596
Approved by: Roderick Franks, Director, x 4430
Attachment: Agreement
The proposed agreement is on file with Clerk of the Board as an attachment to this Board Report.