Services provided by this agreement help to reduce the recurrence of domestic violence in families served by HHSA’s Children’s Services Branch (CS). These services include:
- Domestic violence crisis counseling to CS clients as requested;
- Consultation and support to parents and caretakers regarding the effects of domestic violence;
- Referrals and information on domestic violence resources for CS clients;
- Staffing of CS client cases with CS staff where domestic violence is present;
- Consultation with CS staff regarding domestic violence issues;
- Discovery Group educational classes available continuously;
- Liaison staff between CS and OSP; and
- Provision of up to two onsite trainings for CS staff to increase awareness of domestic violence and its effects on children.
This agreement provides funds for OSP staffing, the provision of training and educational materials, and emergency short term temporary shelter for CS youth while CS staff works to locate appropriate placement. Temporary shelter costs will be paid only as needed, at the rate of $30 per night per child.
OSP will track Discovery Group attendance and participation, the number of clients graduating from the Discovery Group series, client increase in protective factors, and any subsequent return to the domestic violence program, which will assist with the on-going effort of decreasing the occurrences of domestic violence within our community.
OSP was selected to provide these services because they are the only entity in the County that provides full-scope domestic violence services. Domestic violence services such as, but not limited to home visits, education, court advocacy, and Discovery Group were provided in FY2015/16 to 127 clients; in FY2016/17 to 122 clients; and for FY2017/18 through April of 2018 to 212 clients. Of the clients that graduated from the Discovery Group, 93% in FY2015/16 and 92% in FY2016/17 completed the Protective Factors Survey and showed an increase in the mean post-test score for knowledge of parenting and child development.
This agreement would also authorize the HHSA Director or designated Branch Director to approve amendments to the agreement to approve increases to the budget or budget line shifts not to exceed 10% and that do not cause an increase to the maximum amount payable under this agreement, provided the amendment is in substantially the same format as the County’s standard format amendment contained in the Shasta County Contracts Manual (Administrative Policy 6-101).
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133 requires awarding entities to determine whether an arrangement resulting from a particular award that the awarding entity makes to another organization creates a Subrecipient or vendor relationship between the awarding entity and that organization. OSP has been identified as a Subrecipient which has resulted in a modified agreement format.