Guilford County
File #: 2018-204    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract Status: Passed
File created: 4/4/2018 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 4/19/2018 Final action: 4/19/2018
Title: YOUTH UNLIMITED ANNUAL ROOM AND BOARD CONTRACT ADDENDUM
Attachments: 1. Youth Unlimited 2017-2018 contract addendum docusign document
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TITLE
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YOUTH UNLIMITED ANNUAL ROOM AND BOARD CONTRACT ADDENDUM
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SPONSOR
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Heather Skeen (Sharon Barlow)
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BACKGROUND
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Annual Room and Board Contract to provide residential foster care and therapeutic services to children in foster care that will comply with Child and Family Services Reviews, safety, permanency and wellbeing standards. This is price only contract was initially done for $400,000.00 and due to increase in services to our children we need to do an addendum up to $700,000.00 ($300,000.00 increase). Term rates are as follows:
Maternity rate for Smith House
Child age Standard Board Rate
6-12 $4,437.00
13-up $4,516.00
Therapeutic foster care rate (various foster care location)
Child age Standard Board Rate
0-5 $475.00
6-12 $581.00
13-up $634.00
Traditional foster care rate (various foster care location)
Child age Maintenance Portion Administrative Portion Total Max Rate
0-5 $475.00 $958.00 $1,433.00
6-12 $581.00 $983.00 $1,564.00
13-up $634.00 $1004.00 $1,638.00
When children are in the custody of DSS we have a legal obligation to provide the most appropriate placement for the child. This placement must be able to address social, well-being, emotional and behavior needs of the children. Since agencies have the authority to accept children based on availability of beds, whether a child will fit into their current population and/or their needs, we need an adequate pool of r...

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