Memorandum
Date: April 14, 2020
To: The Honorable Moke Simon, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Crystal Markytan, Social Services Director
Subject: Adopt Resolution Approving the Standard Agreement #19-5042 between the County of Lake and California Department of Social Services for Resource Family Approval Program Services and Authorizing the Director of Social Services to Sign the Standard Agreement
Executive Summary:
Through the Standard Agreement, California Department of Social Services (CDSS) provides family evaluations for the Lake County Department of Social Services (LCDSS) Resource Family Approval (RFA) Program. The services provided by CDSS are essential to the functionality and success of the RFA Program. The Program helps to provide more placement opportunities for foster children and reduces the likelihood they are placed in a group home. The family evaluations include interviews of applicants to assess their personal history, family dynamic, and a need for support or resources, and a risk assessment. Due to recent Federal mandates all foster homes must be approved as Resource Homes. Having additional Resource Homes in Lake County allows more dependent youth to be placed in the county. This has additional benefits for Lake County families, as school, social, and family connections within the community can be maintained. CDSS provided eleven (11) family evaluations for LCDSS in fiscal year 2018-2019. During the first half of fiscal year 2019-2020, CDSS completed an additional eleven (11) family evaluations. The cost for fiscal year 2019-2020 shall not exceed $24,417, and the cost for fiscal year 2020-2021 shall not exceed $37,584, for a total not to exceed amount of $62,001 for the length of the Agreement. Unfortunately, this Agreement is coming to your Board late as LCDSS did not receive the Agreement from CDSS until February 20, 2020.
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