Family Finding and Engagement Services

Description

The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to define the County's minimum requirements, solicit proposals, and gain adequate information by which the County may evaluate the services offered by Proposers that fall within the scope of service as further described in section 3 of this RFP.&nbsp;Solano County Health and Social Services Department, Child Welfare Services (CWS) Division, intends to contract with an organization experienced and proficient in best practices to provide Family Finding and Engagement services to find and engage family members and other adults with a prior relationship to children in foster care, with the aim of increasing permanency options for children.&nbsp;CWS is seeking to provide intensive family finding and engagement services with the ultimate goal of identifying, locating, and engaging relatives, kin, and support networks to support the permanent placement and lifelong connection needs of youth placed in out-of-home care.&nbsp;The purpose of any resulting contract from this RFP is to provide intensive family finding and engagement services with the ultimate goal of identifying, locating, and engaging relatives, kin, and support networks to support the permanent placement and lifelong connection needs of youth placed in out of home care. All County Information Notice (ACIN) No. I-35-11 (https://cdss.ca.gov/getinfo/acin/2011/I-35_11.pdf) and All County Letter (ACL) No 14-75 (https://www.cdss.ca.gov/lettersnotices/entres/getinfo/acl/2014/14-75.pdf) both increased the County&rsquo;s&rsquo; capacity and were precursors to the family finding components of Continuum of Care Reform as outlined in All County Information Notice No. I-50-16 (<a href="https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/letters-regulations/letters-and-notices/all-county-informa