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COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
Inter-Departmental Correspondence
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Human Services Agency
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DATE:
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June 16, 2004
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BOARD MEETING DATE:
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June 29, 2004
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TO:
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Honorable Board of Supervisors
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FROM:
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Maureen D. Borland, Director, Human Services Agency
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Glen H. Brooks, Jr., Director, Central Region
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SUBJECT:
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Second Amendment to the Agreement with Family Services Agency
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Recommendation
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Adopt a Resolution authorizing the execution of a Second Amendment to the Agreement with Family Services Agency to extend the term from April 1, 2002 through June 30,2004 to June 30, 2005. The amount of the Agreement is not being changed.
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Background
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Family Service Agency began operating a loan program in January 1998. Three founding partners provided $450,000 toward the loan guarantee funds and operating cost. Family Service Agency recruited three community partners to manage and service the loans. The Family Loan Program introduced a creative partnership opportunity between the private and non-profit sectors offering families a low interest loan alternative to pay unexpected expenses.
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On April 2, 2002, the Board Of Supervisors approved an Agreement with the Family Services Agency, Resolution Number 65197 to administrate the Family Loan Program.
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As of April 2004, Family Service Agency has received over 3794 inquiries from interested families. From these inquiries, Family Service Agency determined that more than 1749 were potentially eligible. These inquiries resulted in over 695 applications with 288 approvals.
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Discussion
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The Family Loan Program has been successful in assisting our low-income participants to achieve self-sufficiency. This Second Amendment extends the term of the Agreement so these participant’s can continue to receive the benefits of this service.
A recent analysis by Family Service Agency produced the percentages shown in the table below:
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Reduction of missed work time
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88.8%
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Reduction of time in transit to work
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85.5%
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Increase in attendance in job related education
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19.4%
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Increase in monthly wages
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22%
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County Counsel has reviewed and approved this Amendment as to form. Risk Management has reviewed and approved Contractor’s insurance.
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Vision Alignment
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The contract with the Family Service Agency for the Family Loan Program keeps the commitment of: Creating opportunities for every household to participate in our prosperity and goal number 17: All households experience real gains in income. The contract contributes to this commitment and goal by providing loans to low income families to become or maintain self-sufficiency.
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Fiscal Impact
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The amended term of this Agreement is April 2, 2002 to June 30, 2005. No funds are added to the Agreement and no appropriation is required in the Recommended Budget for FY 2004-05 as the “seed” money originally provided to Family Services Agency for this Agreement has not been fully expended the total Agreement obligation is $211,291. There is no Net County Cost.
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