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Consider recommendations regarding Amendment No. 1 to the Child Welfare Services Outcome Project with Good Samaritan Shelter, and Community Action Commission, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to extend the contract term for two vendors, for the continued provision of Home Connection Finder services and Substance Abuse and Recovery Advocate services to the children and families served by Child Welfare Services and Juvenile Probation, contingent on funding from the Child Welfare Services Outcome Project (CWSIOP), for the period July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009:
i) Good Samaritan Shelter, a local vendor, increase the amount by $303,322, for a total contract not to exceed $481,740, to provide advocate/mentor support to the children and families served by Child Welfare Services and Juvenile Probation that have an identified substance abuse issue;
ii) Community Action Commission, a local vendor, increase the amount by $191,264, for a total contract not to exceed $277,889, to provide Home Connection Finder (HCF) services to assist in locating appropriate relative and family friends that may be able to provide a safe, stable, and supportive home for children needing out-of-home placement, who are served by Child Welfare Services or Juvenile Probation.
b) Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to approve future amendments to the aforementioned contracts, provided that any such amendments to the contracts are not in variance of 10% of the contract's dollar amount.
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