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a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign an agreement for $927,326 with Action Council of Monterey County to provide leadership and coordination for Differential Response aka: Pathways to Safety for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014.
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social 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 Services to sign an agreement for $927,326 with ACTION Council of Monterey County to provide leadership and coordination for Differential Response aka: Pathways to Safety for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014.
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social 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 for coordination and direct services to families through 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 a community's ability to keep children safe. This is accomplished by responding earlier and more meaningfully 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 FCS, in coordination with our community partners, will be working with the ACTION Council to fully develop and ...
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