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a. Approve and authorize the Acting Director of the Department of Social Services to sign Amendment #2 to Agreement A-13574 with Rebekah Children's Services adding $340,000 for a revised contract total of $1,700,000 and extending the term for 6 months to provide intensive Wraparound Care Coordination for foster youth and their families for a revised term of July 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019; 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% ($170,000) 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 Amendment #2 to Agreement A-13574 with Rebekah Children's Services adding $340,000 for a revised contract total of $1,700,000 and extending the term for 6 months to provide intensive Wraparound Care Coordination for foster youth and their families for a revised term of July 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019; 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% ($170,000) of the original contract amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Wraparound Monterey County (WMC) is one of the pillars of practice outlined in AB 403 Continuum of Care Reform (CCR). It offers an alternative service provision to return or keep children with high needs in the community, ideally reuniting children safely with their families of origin. The program is a collaborative partnership among Monterey County Departments of Social Services (DSS), Probation, and Children's Behavioral Health (CBH) that has been serving youth since 2002.
WMC provides intensive case management, ind...
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