Child Abuse Prevention Council

The County of Riverside is seeking a Child Abuse Prevention Council to coordinate the community's efforts to prevent and respond to child abuse. The council will be responsible for administering and making funding recommendations for the Riverside County's Children's Trust Fund. The contract was awarded to Family Services Association after a competitive bidding process. The scope of work includes education, training, and promoting public awareness to prevent child abuse and neglect. Key services include strengthening families by building five research-based protective factors that are shown to correlate with reduced incidence of child abuse and neglect. • The contract includes a pre-bid conference and addendums to the original RFP. • The bid closing date was extended to October 9, 2012. • The contract is for an unspecified duration, and the contract value is not explicitly stated. • The County of Riverside appreciates the interest of all bidders and will keep their company names on the vendor's list for future bid considerations.