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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute a subcontract agreement with South Bay Center for Counseling For Family Support Program activities/services for the period from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009, in an amount not to exceed $32,000; and authorize City Manager to execute any amendments changing the amounts of the subcontract or extending the subcontract term. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
Family Support Collaborative was initiated by Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services to collaborate with its community partners to enhance the capacity of the health services system to improve the lives of children and families. Family Support is a community services program built on the principle of family empowerment, a commitment to capacity building for local communities, and the belief that families are better served when they can easily access needed services in their own communities.
Within each of the County's eight Service Planning Areas (SPAs), a lead agency was awarded a contract to manage the Family Support Program.
South Bay Center for Counseling (SBCC) was awarded the Family Support Program grant through the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services in 1996 as the lead agency in SPA 8.
Since 1997, the Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) has provided services under the Family Support Program. The program is funded by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, through SBCC, which acts as a lead agency for the Family Support Program in SPA 8.
Under the Family Support subcontract, the Health Department provides Structured Parent-Child and or/Family-Centered Activities to promote enriched activities for at-risk families. The program helps improve relationships between parents, children and families. Activities include family dinner nights, self-esteem building activities, parent child trips to sporting and cultural events, and community holiday parties. Activities are desi...
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