DEPARTMENT: Social Services-Children & Family Services
FILE TYPE: Regular Action
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Authorization To Execute Contract For Community Resource Center Coordinating Agency Services
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of a contract with The Improve Group Cooperative for Community Resource Center (CRC) Coordinating Agency Services.
SUMMARY
County staff and community partners have been exploring the potential to develop CRCs (previously referred to as One-Stop Shops) in Dakota County for several years. These centers would offer a comprehensive array of services and supports to meet people's needs in community settings, with the goal of promoting family well-being and preventing involvement in child protection and other deep-end services. The services and supports would be provided by a constellation of community organizations, hosted by community partners, with structural support from a Coordinating Agency.
The Sauer Family Foundation offered a grant application that was intended to support the county and community partners in implementing CRCs in Dakota County.
By Resolution No. 24-212 (April 23, 2024), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized submission of an application for a Sauer Family Foundation grant in an amount up to $525,000 for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026, and to execute the grant agreement. Dakota County was awarded $370,000 and an extension through June 30, 2027, from the Sauer Family Foundation.
The County plans to pair these monies with existing Community Service monies to fund the CRC Coordinating Agency services, including dollars to fund community navigation and to support a community advisory council. This contract will not exceed $582,620 over a two-year period.
A Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued for CRC Coordinating Agency services on May 1, 2025, and two responses were received. After a panel review and discussion, a joint proposal from Residents of Color Collective (ROCC) and...
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