TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Jennifer Yasumoto, Director of Health and Human Services Agency
REPORT BY: Jennifer Ivancie, Staff Services Analyst I
SUBJECT: Agreement No. 250346B with Cope Family Center, Inc.
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Agreement No. 250346B with Cope Family Center, Inc., for the term July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028 for a contract maximum of $181,372 to provide services under the Parents As Teachers Home Visiting program. (Fiscal Impact: $181,372 Expense; Health and Human Services Agency Fund; Budgeted; Mandatory)
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BACKGROUND
The State has embraced the direction of the federal Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) and has built upon it to add further flexibility and ensure a broader continuum of care is in place for families by establishing the Family First Prevention Services (FFPS) Program. The County opted-into the FFPS program in 2023, which includes Title IV-E prevention services established by Part I of the federal FFPSA as part of the continuum of comprehensive prevention services described in State law. The funding sources include the State FFPS Program Block Grant. All FFPSA Clearinghouse approved Evidence Based Programs (EBPs) must be delivered in a trauma informed manner, and implementation of these services must be continuously monitored to ensure fidelity to the practice model.
One of the main EBPs to be utilized is the Parents As Teachers(r) (PAT) program in partnership with Cope Family Center, Inc. (Cope). Cope's mission is to help keep children safe from abuse and neglect and serve families experiencing a variety of difficulties. Under this agreement, Cope will have additional staffing support to carry out this EBP, which is part of the County's Comprehensive Prevention Plan (CPP).
Through intensive, consistent home visits, the PAT Program works with parents to promote positive parent-child interaction, healthy childhood growth and development, encourages developmental centered parenting, and enh...
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