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a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign an Agreement with Door to Hope in the amount of $471,138 for the term of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023 to provide parent education to families who are involved with, or at-risk for child protective services intervention; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) additional amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($47,113) of the 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 with Door to Hope in the amount of $471,138 for the term of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023 to provide parent education to families who are involved with, or at-risk for child protective services intervention; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) additional amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($47,113) of the contract amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
This agreement provides ongoing interactive parent education services to families in need of, or at-risk for child protective services intervention. These families fall within one of the following three categories:
1. Parents involved with prevention and early intervention services, including the county's differential response program, currently known as the Pathways to Safety program;
2. Parents who are receiving Court Mandated or Voluntary Family Maintenance Services; and
3. Parents who receive Court Mandated or Voluntary Family Reunification Services.
Parents as Teachers is a family education and therapy program for parents and their children. The program was founded on the belief that parents serve as a child's first and most influe...
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