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a. Approve and authorize the Director or Assistant Director of the Department of Social Services to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Monterey County Office of Education to leverage $255,490 in pass-through Title IV-E administrative funding to support Foster Youth services for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025; and
b. Authorize the Director or Assistant Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) amendments to this agreement as long as the amendments do not significantly change the scope of services
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director or Assistant Director of the Department of Social Services to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Monterey County Office of Education to leverage $255,490 in pass-through Title IV-E administrative funding to support Foster Youth services for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025; and
b. Authorize the Director or Assistant Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) amendments to this agreement as long as the amendments do not significantly change the scope of services
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
This Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) will allow the Monterey County Office of Education to partner with the Department of Social Services to provide services described in Education Code Section 42921 to children living in licensed foster homes, or with approved relatives or near-kin. This will be accomplished through the leveraging of federal funding for Foster Youth Services as a match to IV-E administrative funding.
The leveraging provided for in this MOU will allow services to be provided to a larger group of foster youth to support their overall educational attainment and stability, while improving communication and information between education providers and case managers. It is expected that this partnership will increase referrals for mentoring, counseling,...
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