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a. Approve and authorize the Acting Director of the Department of Social Services to sign an agreement with Sun Street Centers for $150,000.00 to provide Substance Abuse Recovery Services to CalWORKs customers within the Pueblo del Mar Family Recovery Community Program for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020; and
b. Authorize the Acting Director or the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($15,000) 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 Acting Director of the Department of Social Services to sign an agreement with Sun Street Centers for $150,000.00 to provide Substance Abuse Recovery Services to CalWORKs customers within the Pueblo del Mar Family Recovery Community Program for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020; and
b. Authorize the Acting Director or the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($15,000) of the original contract amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
This agreement is for the provision of a comprehensive continuum of services to assist California Work Opportunities and Responsibility for Kids (CalWORKs) families with children to live in an environment that fosters sobriety and self-sufficiency. This service model aims to reunify and preserve the family structure of CalWORKs families and move them toward self-sufficiency.
Though the Family Recovery Community Program, Pueblo del Mar offers CalWORKs customers and their children a supportive living environment with on-site case management. The supportive living environment includes but is not limited to: 12-step program classes, financial literacy classes, parent educatio...
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