REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR SUPPORT SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES
1.1 The County of Monterey, hereinafter known as County seeks information from qualified CONTRACTORS to provide Supportive Services to Low-Income Families in four geographic regions of Monterey County. These collaborative proposals will be evaluated to select CONTRACTORS to negotiate individual agency Agreements with the County.
1.2 The Monterey County Department of Social and Employment Services (DSES), in collaboration with the Community Action Commission, seeks to fund regional initiatives to provide services that have been identified as priorities to help alleviate poverty and promote the self-sufficiency of low-income families and individuals.
1.3 The services and needs identified in the 2009 Needs Assessment include four countywide priorities: rental assistance, food access, domestic violence services, and emergency shelter. In addition, the following priorities were identified in each of the four regions of Monterey County: Salinas: Adult Spanish Literacy and Training for Parents, North County: Food Access and Domestic Violence Response, South County: Adult Spanish Literacy, Food Access, and GED and English Classes, Monterey Peninsula: Alcohol and Drug Individual and Family Counseling, and Financial Literacy.
1.3.1 Total funds available for this grant cycle are $423,983 including Community Services Block Grant, Domestic Violence Trust Funds, Homeless Funds, and Conflict Resolution Trust Funds.
1.3.2 In addition to the services indicated on 1.3 above, the County is seeking information from qualified CONTRACTORS to provide Conflict Resolution and Mediation Services to low-income people countywide.
