Accepts two state grant amendments adding $1.7M for services to unaccompanied youth, raising the grant total to $2.2M

The board approves two amendments to a California Department of Social Services grant for the Opportunities for Youth project, which provides case management, mental health, mentoring and other support to unaccompanied youth living with sponsors in California. The attached amendments raise the grant maximum from $500,000 to $1,100,000 (adding $600,000, through December 31, 2023) and then to $2,199,877 (adding $1,099,877 for January 1 to June 30, 2024). The agenda lists $1,100,000 and $1,099,877 as maximums, not as added amounts. The state signed Amendment 1 in June 2022, but the district never countersigned it, so it is being approved now.

Plain-English summary written by AI from the official text. Reviewed Oct 3, 2026

Corrected Oct 3, 2026: Corrected: the $1,100,000 and $1,099,877 in the agenda are grant maximums, not added amounts. Per the attached amendments, this vote adds $1,699,877 and raises the grant maximum from $500,000 to $2,199,877.

Discrepancy from the official text. The text lists $1,100,000 and $1,099,877 as grant maximums for the two amendments without saying the first is a cumulative maximum (up from $500,000) and the second is added on top of it; the attached amendments show a combined maximum of $2,199,877. (Confirmed by a reviewer.)

Notes on the official text

A second reading of the official text found a previous total of none and a new total of none.

Vendor / partner: California Department of Social Services
Action: Amendment
Category: Student health, support & family services
Term: Oct 15, 2020 – Jun 30, 2024
This vote: $1,699,877
Previous total: $500,000
New total: $2,199,877
Funding: California Department of Social Services
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 23-2931 · agenda T.-8
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Feb 14, 2024

By year, as stated in the text
Year	Amount
2020-21	$500,000
2021-22	$600,000
2023-24	$1,099,877

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of the First Amendment (OFY2020-OUSD A-1), by and between District and the State of California - Health and Human Services Agency - California Department of Social Services - Standard Agreement, accepting grant for a maximum of $1,100,000.00, for the term 10/15/2020 through 12/31/2023, to provide postplacement services to Unaccompanied Alien Children (youth) as defined in Section 279(g)(2) of Title 6 of the United States Code and under the care of a sponsor residing in the State of California, as set forth in this Grant Agreement (Agreement) (Community Justice Alliance, Inc.), known as the Opportunities for Youth (OFY) Project; and Second Amendment (OFY2020-OUSD A-2), by and between District and the State of California - Health and Human Services Agency - California Department of Social Services - Standard Agreement, accepting grant for a maximum of $1,099,877.00, for the term 1/01/2024 through 06/30/2024, to provide services and actions as described in Exhibit A - Scope of Work -of the Second Amendment, such as case management, program navigation, mental health and wellness, and youth mentoring and coaching services, outreach, financial assistance, and communication supports, according to the framework for services set forth in the Program, Guidelines, as amended, with full Scope being incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, known as the Opportunities for Youth (OFY) Project; and All others terms and conditions of Agreement (OFY2020-OUSD), by and between District and the State of California - Health and Human Services Agency - California Department of Social Services - Standard Agreement, [accepting grant for a maximum of $500,000.00, for the term 10/15/2020 through 12/31/2022, to provide post-placement services to Unaccompanied Alien Children (youth) as defined in Section 279(g)(2) of Title 6 of the United States Code and under the care of a sponsor residing in the State of California, as set forth in this Grant Agreement (Agreement). Pursuant to its authority, the CDSS enters into this Agreement with Oakland Unified School District (Grantee) for the sole purpose to provide postplacement services to youth and sponsors, known as the Opportunities for Youth (OFY) Project. (Legislative File No. 20-2377; Enactment No. 20-1783, 12/9/20)], except as changed by Amendments A-1 and A-2, respectively, remain in full force and effect.

History

Feb 14, 2024 Adopted on the General Consent Report

This is an independent project created to provide transparency to the OUSD Community, and is not affiliated with Oakland Unified District. All data used to create the Consent Report Tracker is made public by Legistar, OUSD's official platform for posting legislative records. Plain-English summaries are written by AI with narrow parameters based upon the official text of the reports. Read about how all this works.