Date:
October 6, 2026 04
To: Board of Supervisors
Title
Authorize Competitive Solicitation for Community Services for Families Program (Districts: All)
End
Overview
The County of San Diego (County) Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), Child and Family Well-Being (CFWB) provides a continuum of family support services from preventing families from entering the child welfare system to ensuring children involved with child welfare services can grow up in safe, stable and permanent families while maintaining strong connections to their schools and communities. Since 2004, CFWB has offered the Community Services for Families (CSF) program, through contracted partnerships with non-profit agencies to provide primary and secondary prevention services through home-based parenting support, parent education classes, needs assessments, Peer Partner support, and referrals to additional resources. The CSF program aims to promote child safety, child well-being, stable living environments, and permanency. Services are delivered across the region, with a focus on underserved communities where risk factors, such as poverty, substance abuse, and domestic violence are known to increase the likelihood of child maltreatment. In FY 25/26, an estimated 1,289 families received services through CSF with families that completed outcomes surveys demonstrating 79.7% of increased knowledge in parenting and child development and 84.5% demonstrating an increase in family functioning and resilience.
On May 4, 2021 (21), the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (Board) authorized a competitive solicitation for the CSF Program. The current contracts expire on February 28, 2027. Today’s action requests the Board to authorize the Director of the Department of Purchasing and Contracting to issue a new competitive solicitation for the CSF program.
Today's action supports the County vision of a just, sustainable, and resilient future for all, specifically, those communities and...
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