Wraparound Services

The County of Riverside's Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) is seeking proposals for Wraparound Services to provide individualized, comprehensive services for children and adolescents demonstrating behavioral concerns. The primary goals of the Wraparound Services are to help children/youth placed in out of home care/group homes to return and remain in their homes or to transition to a lower level of care, prepare the children/youth for reunification or placement with a family, assist children/youth with managing their behavior, and provide parents/caregivers with support and resources that assist families in achieving self-sufficiency and termination of court-ordered dependency. Some key features of the contract include: • The target population for the Wraparound Program are children and youth who are dealing with serious emotional and behavioral disorders. • The Wraparound program may also assist parents and caregivers who have also been identified as needing intensive support services. • The proposed Wraparound program must be consistent with the standards outlined by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS). • Bidders must select evidence-based practices or evidence-informed practices that have been approved by the DPSS Children’s Service Division Program Evaluation Unit (CSD-PEU) within thirty (30) days of the RFP award.