Community Pathways Services

2026-11-03

The Human Services Agency ’ s ( HSA ) Children and Family Services ( CFS ) branch implements programs that protect the welfare of children , promote permanency and stability for children and youth , and strengthen the health and well - being of families . CFS supports families in addressing the issues that contribute to child abuse , neglect , or exploitation and administers services including adoption , foster care , child care , foster youth transition support , and child protective services . When children cannot safely remain with their families , CFS works to achieve permanency through kinship care or adoption . Community Pathways is an evidence - based prevention and early - intervention approach designed to reduce child abuse and neglect , consistent with the Family First Prevention Services Act ( FFPSA ). Through Community Pathways , families may be diverted from the traditional Child Welfare Services investigation process and instead connected with community - based organizations to complete a needs assessment and access prevention services and resources . CFS is seeking proposals from qualified proposers to operate a Community Pathways Program on behalf of the County . If an award is made , the selected Contractor will be responsible for the following core functions : A . Service Coordination and Case Management Receiving self - referrals and referrals from community and County partners ; conducting needs assessments ; and providing service coordination , case management , referrals , and prevention services using Motivational Interviewing and other approved approaches . B . Family First Prevention Services ( FFPSA ) Service Delivery and Oversight Serving as a direct provider of approved evidence - based programs ( EBPs ) and / or coordinating and overseeing referrals to partner agencies delivering EBPs that qualify for FFPSA prevention services . Primary service domains include mental health services , substance use prevention and treatment , and in - home parent skill - based programs ( parenting services ). As this is a new program , there is no historical contractor , rate , or client data available at this time . Program design elements , performance measures , and related data will be further developed during implementation .

California

2026-03-27