Description
The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is seeking proposals for a contract to support adults who will volunteer to spend their time mentoring older foster youth, ages nine to seventeen, to help them find a permanent family or a permanent connection. The contractor will be responsible for recruiting and supporting Youth Permanency Partners (YPPs) who will mentor and support the youth. The goal is to help these youth in their pursuit of finding permanent families or creating permanent connections. Some key requirements include:
* The contractor must be a nonprofit entity registered with the California Secretary of State.
* The contractor must have at least three years of experience in the last five years administering Federal, State, County, or City contracts.
* The contractor must have at least three years of experience in the last five years working with the Los Angeles County Child Welfare System.
* The contractor must have at least three years of experience in the last five years directly providing or provided through subcontractors, social services training.
* The contractor must have at least three years of experience in the last five years recruiting adults to foster, adopt, or mentor youth.
* The contractor must ensure that all YPPs have undergone initial and annual criminal clearances and background checks prior to beginning and continuing work under the contract.
* The contractor must ensure that all YPPs are trained to provide the required services.
* The contractor must ensure that all Connection Events are held at various locations throughout Los Angeles County and rotated through all eight Service Planning Areas (SPAs).
* The contractor must ensure that all monitoring and follow-up activities are performed in accordance with the contract requirements.
Some of the key deliverables include:
* 25 Orientations
* 12 Event Trainings
* 12 Interactive Connection Events (one per month)
* 6 Large Connection Events
* 4 Small Connection Events
* Youth Transportation to Connection Events
* Monitoring and Following Up