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a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services or designee to sign an agreement with Wayfinder Family Services for family finding and engagement services to child welfare and probation youth and kinship support services in Monterey County for the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 in the amount of $724,064; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services or designee to sign up to three amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($72,406) of the amended contract amount, do not significantly change the scope of work, and do not exceed the maximum aggregate amount of $796,470.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services or designee to sign an agreement with Wayfinder Family Services for family finding and engagement services to child welfare and probation youth and kinship support services in Monterey County for the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 in the amount of $724,064; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services or designee to sign up to three amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($72,406) of the amended contract amount, do not significantly change the scope of work, and do not exceed the maximum aggregate amount of $796,470.
SUMMARY:
The Wayfinder Family Services Family Finding and Engagement Program is designed to help create lifelong connections and appropriate placement options for every youth served. Wayfinder’s Kinship Support Services Program is a kinship navigation service that supports grandparents, extended family members, or close family friends who step up and fill an important gap for children in Monterey County so they avoid the trauma of separation from their birth family, enabling them ...
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