LA County Board

12.\nExpansion of CarePortal Services to Address the Needs of Families in\nCrisis\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Instruct the Director of\nChildren and Family Services to execute a funding agreement with Southern\nCalifornia Grant Makers and provide $1,715,500, for a two-year agreement with\nThe Global Orphan Project, Inc., to expand the CarePortal program into all eight\nService Planning Areas to address the needs of youth and families in crisis.\nAuthorize the Director to prepare a request for proposals to be released prior to\nthis contract end date and execute extensions to the agreement, contingent\nupon availability of funding and the Director notifies the Board. Authorize the\nDirector to execute amendments to increase or decrease the maximum funding\nagreement amount by no more than 10% during the term of the funding\nagreement to accommodate the increases or decreases in services, provided\nsufficient funding is available for increases, and the Director notifies the Board.\nAuthorize the Director to provide quarterly written progress report backs to the\nBoard, including information on number of total requests met by CarePortal,\nnumber of children, youth and families served, including kin, resource, and\nbiological, number of food requests, requests by the Department of Children\nand Family Services and Supervisorial District, and estimated dollar amount of\ngoods and services donated, along with any other outcomes. (25-6408)\nMotion by Supervisor Horvath\nMotion by Supervisor Horvath (Updates Following Cluster)