Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Tara Williams
Department: Human Services Division: Community Partnerships
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO APPROVE Second Amendment to Agreement No. 25-CP-CSA-4000-01 between Broward County and YWCA South Florida, Inc., to expand the eligibility requirements for Court Supervision Drop-in Childcare Services with Enrichment, effective upon execution; authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute same; and authorize the County Administrator to take all necessary administrative actions to implement the Agreement as amended.
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Why Action is Necessary
Broward County Board of County Commissioners ("Commission") approval is required for agreements with external agencies.
What Action Accomplishes
Approval of this Motion updates the eligibility requirements to the YWCA South Florida, Inc., Agreement for Court Supervision Drop-in Childcare Services with Enrichment.
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Previous Action Taken
None.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
This action supports the Commission's value of "building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives" and the goal of "delivering accessible human services that holistically address the whole person collaboratively and compassionately." Approval of this action expands the Court Supervision Drop-in Childcare Services to allow services to be provided for children of people subjected to domestic violence when their caregivers are required to attend any family court proceedings related to a domestic violence incident at no additional cost to County, including divorce, child custody, visitation rights, child support, adoption, guardianship, or paternity. Previously, these services were only available for those children when their caregivers were attending domestic...
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