Memorandum
Date: August 8, 2023
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Crystal Markytan, Director, Social Services
Subject: Approve Contract between the County of Lake and Lake County Office of Education for Differential Response Services in the amount of $70,000 per fiscal year from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026, and authorize the Chair to sign.
Executive Summary:
Lake County Department of Social Services, Child Welfare Services, has had several contracts for Differential Response (DR) since 2007. DR services are community-based preventative activities designed to alleviate stress and to promote competency and behavior that will increase the ability of families to successfully nurture their children, to enable families to use other resources and opportunities that are available in the community, to create supportive networks that enhance childrearing abilities of parents, to help compensate for the increased social isolation and vulnerability of families in an attempt to prevent entry or reentry with child welfare services. The last DR contract for families with school age children was granted to Lake County Office of Education (LCOE). LCOE served 106 children and 56 parents, a total of 56 families during FY 22-23. LCDSS completed a Request for Proposal for FY 23-24 through 25-26, which closed on May 15, 2023. LCOE was the only agency to submit a proposal for families with school age children, therefore LCDSS is requesting to give this contract to LCOE.
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