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a. Approve and authorize the Director or designee of the Department of Social Services to sign an agreement with Wayfinder Family Services to provide family finding and engagement services to child welfare and probation youth and supportive services to kinship caregivers who are caring for foster youth in Monterey County for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026 with a contract total of $1,356,611; and
b. Authorize the Director or designee of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($135,661) of the original contract amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work, and do not exceed the maximum aggregate of $1,492,272.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director or designee of the Department of Social Services to sign an agreement with Wayfinder Family Services to provide family finding and engagement services to child welfare and probation youth and supportive services to kinship caregivers who are caring for foster youth in Monterey County for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026 with a contract total of $1,356,611; and
b. Authorize the Director or designee of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($135,661) of the original contract amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work, and do not exceed the maximum aggregate of $1,492,272.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The purpose of this agreement is to provide family finding and engagement services to Monterey County child welfare and probation youth who need a network of support or a permanent home and to provide supportive services to kinship resource parents who are caring for foster youth in Monterey County. The goals of these services are to increase the number of relatives and kin who are involved in a ...
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