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a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social & Employment Services, or his designee, to sign an agreement with ACTION Council of Monterey County for $805,442 to provide project leadership and coordination for Differential Response, aka: Pathways to Safety, for the period July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social & Employment Services, or his designee, to sign up to three (3) amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% of the original contract amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social & Employment Services, or his designee, to sign an agreement with ACTION Council of Monterey County for $805,442 to provide project leadership and coordination for Differential Response, aka: Pathways to Safety, for the period July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social & Employment Services, or his designee, to sign up to three (3) amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% of the original contract amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
This contract provides project leadership and coordination for Differential Response aka: Pathways to Safety. Differential Response is a strategic way of responding to the reports of abuse and neglect received by Monterey County Family and Children’s Services (FCS). This approach to evaluating and improving family and child well-being improves the Department’s ability to keep children safe. This is accomplished by responding earlier with a broad range of community based supports to reports of abuse and neglect, before family difficulties escalate to the point of harm (What Works Policy Brief; Foundation Consortium for California’s Children and Youth). Monterey County FC...
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