Emergency Placement for Youth

The County of Riverside is seeking vendors to provide temporary emergency placement services for children and non-minor dependents. The goal of this contract is to establish a limited number of beds throughout Riverside County that are reserved specifically for children/non-minor dependents in emergency situations. The vendor will receive a guaranteed monthly payment to reserve a bed in their licensed foster home and will be willing to take temporary placement of a child/non-minor dependent 24 hours a day. The contract aims to provide safety and care to children/non-minor dependents in a homelike setting. Key services include: • Temporary emergency placement services for children and non-minor dependents • Guaranteed monthly payment for reserving a bed in a licensed foster home • Temporary placement of a child/non-minor dependent 24 hours a day • Provision of safety and care to children/non-minor dependents in a homelike setting • Minimum placement period of one day to a maximum of 15 days concurrently