Title
a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign an agreement with Uplift Family Services for Intensive Treatment Foster Care Services for eligible foster care youth effective upon execution through June 30, 2020; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) amendments to this Agreement, where the amendments do not significantly change the terms of this agreement.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign an agreement with Uplift Family Services for Intensive Treatment Foster Care Services for eligible foster care youth effective upon execution through June 30, 2020; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) amendments to this Agreement, where the amendments do not significantly change the terms of this agreement.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
This agreement with Uplift Family Services provides Intensive Treatment Foster Care (ITFC) Services to foster children who suffer from emotional disturbance or serious behavioral problems. The goal of ITFC is to improve outcomes for foster youth by: reducing group home placements, length of residential, individual or group mental health treatment services; successfully transitioning and maintaining eligible children in family environments; and, increasing the establishment of permanency for children in foster care.
Uplift Family Services reports to helping over 30,000 children and family members recover from traumas such as abuse, severe neglect, addiction, and poverty each year. It is a well-known comprehensive foster care, behavioral, and mental health treatment program in California. ITFC is one of the many services they offer within the State.
The agreement outlines terms and conditions between Uplift Family Services and Monterey County Department of Social Services, in accordanc...
Click here for full text