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SOCIAL SERVICES
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Requested Action(s)
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a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Social Services Director to sign the Agreement with Shasta County Office of Education for the provision of a Child Care Navigator, Trauma-Informed Care Training Services, and Temporary Emergency Child Care for Foster Caregivers, with maximum compensation not to exceed $92,209, effective 7/1/25 and shall terminate 6/30/26 (Subject to receipt of required insurance documentation)
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Financial Impact:
Child Care Navigator and Trauma-Informed care Training Services costs for this contract are planned in the FY 25/26 Budget in 5013-532300, Professional Services. Temporary Emergency Child Care for Foster Caregiver costs for this contract are planned in 5022-55402, Foster Care. This contract is funded solely with State and Federal funds from the Emergency Child Care Bridge allocation. There is no County share of costs.
Background Information:
This is a contract renewal. Shasta County has been providing these services since 2018.
One of the primary barriers for potential families seeking to take in a foster child is the lack of access to child care immediately upon the child’s placement in their home. With the Emergency Child Care program, resource families and families that have a child placed with them in an emergency are eligible to receive a six to twelve month payment or voucher for child care and a child care navigator. Tehama County Child Protective Services refers the family to Shasta County Office of Education for assistance in finding a child care and paying the cost. Usually the biological parents are working with Child Protective Services during this time, in order to reunite with the child.