IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, by their duly authorized representatives, have affixed their hands. | |
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO | |
By: | |
Mark Church, President Board of Supervisors, San Mateo County | |
Date: | |
ATTEST: | |
By: | |
Clerk of Said Board | |
EDGEWOOD CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES | |
Contractor’s Signature | |
Date: | |
EXHIBIT A1
Revised 05/09
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
EDGEWOOD CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
JULY 1, 2008 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2010
In consideration of the payments set forth in Exhibit “B revised 05/09”, Contractor shall provide the following services:
1. Needs Assessment and Implementation/Community Capacity Building
Partner with San Mateo County Children and Family Services (CFS) to expand outreach efforts to families served by San Mateo County Self-Sufficiency Division.
Assess the needs of kinship families in San Mateo County by city through at least 12 CFS and Self-Sufficiency Unit presentations, annual Kinship caregiver Satisfaction Survey, twice a year community surveys to other youth and family service providers and community capacity building meetings with community-based organizations (CBOs). Edgewood will work with Children and Family Services (CFS) to prioritize the needs for Kinship families identified in the needs assessment. After the needs are prioritized through a collaborative process with CFS, Edgewood will work with CFS to implement solutions to the needs/issues identified.
In order to build and strengthen the skills of the HSA and CBO staff that work with Kinship families, the information provided in the presentations will include the issues that Kinship families encounter.
2. Information and Referral
Provide information and referrals to San Mateo County Kinship/NREFM families. These families are either San Mateo County residents or San Mateo County CFS cases residing in other counties.
3. Case Management
Provide case management services up to six months [case management is expected to always include information on KinGAP for Kinship families] to San Mateo County Kinship/NREFM families. Case management will be goal-oriented and strength-based. The case management’s empowerment approach will include an individual assessment, customized intervention and is outcome-driven. Case management can be a combination of home visiting and community-based interventions. Case management also includes participation on Team Decision Making (TDM) meetings [particularly at change of placements and case closures].
4. Support Groups
Conduct weekly bilingual [based upon the location’s predominant non-English language] support groups in East Palo Alto, Redwood City, San Carlos, S. San Francisco and Daly City. Support group facilitators shall come from the community where the support group occurs as much as possible.
5. Education
Conduct 30 parenting workshops for Kinship caretakers per year. Workshops will include topics identified in the needs assessment.
6. Counseling/Family Group Conferencing
Provide family conferencing services for KinGAP, Non-Needy Relative and Informal Kinship families. Family conferencing is a family-centered decision making model designed to empower families and unite clients and social service professionals in the common goal of child safety and well-being. The evidence-informed model of care planning also identifies and finds supportive adults who may be resources for a child and builds action plans based on consensual decisions to promote safety, stability and permanency in the lives of high-risk children. Family Conferencing is a voluntary process through which families develop plans to ensure long-term protection of the child.
7. Recreation/Respite
Provide recreation activities and family events as deemed available through funding.
8. Transportation/Independent Living Program (ILP)
Provide and/or assist with transportation for Kinship youth attending the ILP.
9. Tutoring
Link Kinship families with tutoring services in their community.
Exhibit B
Revised 05/09
PAYMENT SCHEDULE
EDGEWOOD CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
JULY 1, 2009 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2010
In consideration of the services provided by the Contractor pursuant to this Agreement and subject to the provisions of paragraph 3 of this Agreement herein, County shall pay Contractor in the manner described below, unless otherwise specifically authorized by the Human Services Agency Director or her designee:
1. County shall pay Contractor monthly for actual cost, incurred as shown in the Exhibit D upon receipt of itemized invoices. Costs will not exceed ONE MILLION THIRTY THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND ONE DOLLARS ($1,030,701). Payments shall be made within 30 days upon receipt of Contractor’s invoice.
2. County may withhold all or part of the Contractor’s total payment if the Human Services Agency Director or her designee determines reasonably that Contractor has not satisfactorily performed the services described in Exhibit A1 revised 05/09.
3. In no event shall the total exceed ONE MILLION THIRTY THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND ONE DOLLARS ($1,030,701) for the term of the Agreement.
4. Invoices shall be sent to:
Becky Arredondo, Human Services Manager
San Mateo County Human Services Agency
2500 Middlefield Rd.
Redwood City, CA 94063
5. All payments under this agreement must directly support services specified in this Agreement.
6. Provision of services is subject to availability of State funds and acceptable program performance. In the event that the County does not receive the adequate funding from the State, the contract may be re-negotiated and/or rescinded.
7. County will give thirty (30) days prior written notice to Contractor of County’s intent to withhold payment.
8. If County reasonably determines that circumstances warrant immediate action, County may withhold payment immediately, without the thirty (30) day waiting period, upon County’s written notice with justification to Contractor.
Exhibit C
Revised 05/09
MONITORING PROCEDURES
EDGEWOOD CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
JULY 1, 2008 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2010
I. Contractor agrees to the following outcomes:
1. Needs Assessment and Implementation/Community Capacity Building
• Conduct needs assessment of kinship families in San Mateo County by city through:
o At least 12 CFS and Self-Sufficiency Unit presentations;
o The annual Kinship caregiver Satisfaction Survey;
o An annual community survey to other youth and family service providers.
2. Information and Referral
• Provide information and referral services to 200 Kinship/NREFM families per year.
3. Case Management
• Provide case management services [case management is expected to always include information on KinGAP for Kinship families] to 175 Kinship/NREFM unduplicated families per year.
o 80% of families receiving case management services will report increased self-advocacy skills as demonstrated by an improvement in measurement scores;
o 95% of children will remain in Kinship/NREFM placements or will be returned to their birth parent(s).
4. Support Groups
• Conduct weekly support groups in East Palo Alto, Redwood City, San Carlos, S. San Francisco and Daly City.
o A target of seven unduplicated individuals per support group per week will attend;
o 80% of individuals attending the support groups will report receiving appropriate support.
5. Education
• Conduct 30 parenting workshops for Kinship caretakers per year.
o 80% of families will report the information and effectiveness of the training was good or excellent;
o 70% of participants will report their intention to practice what they have learned.
6. Counseling/Family Group Conferencing
• Provide 200 hours of family conferencing services for KinGAP, Non-Needy Relative and Informal Kinship families.
o 80% will report increased functioning as a result of the family conferencing;
o 80% will report increase advocacy ability as demonstrated by an improvement in measurement scores.
7. Recreation/Respite
• Edgewood will provide Kinship caretakers with 1,333 hours of respite through child care, recreation activities, summer camperships and family events.
8. Transportation/Independent Living Program (ILP)
• At least 9 kinship youth [aged 14+] receiving Kinship services will enroll in ILP.
o Kinship youth will be on-time 85% of the time.
II. Contractor will be responsible for submitting quarterly activity reports, 6-month and year-end narrative reports, and year-end financial reports. Reports will be submitted to:
Becky Arredondo, Human Services Manager
San Mateo County Human Services Agency
2500 Middlefield Rd.
Redwood City, CA 94063
a. Quarterly Activity reports are due on:
October 15, 2009
January 31, 2010
April 15, 2010
July 31, 2010
b. 6-month report is due on:
January 31, 2010
c. Year-end report and year-end financial reports are due on:
July 31, 2010
III. Contractor will submit to Becky Arredondo a roster of the Board of Directors and meeting dates with the year-end report.
IV. Contractor will submit to Becky Arredondo a financial audit as soon as it becomes available.
V. County will conduct site visit during the term of the Agreement to review all aspects of program operations and review Contractor’s documentation related to case management. This site visit will be arranged in advance with Edgewood.