Pays Bay Area Community Resources up to $22,500 for an AmeriCorps member to help students in unstable housing
The district would pay Bay Area Community Resources up to $22,500 for an AmeriCorps member to support about 60 students experiencing housing instability through the district's McKinney-Vento Program, the federal program for students without stable housing. The member would help with daily check-ins, social-emotional learning groups, attendance, family outreach and enrollment over 36 weeks.
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- Vendor / partner
- Bay Area Community Resources · El Cerrito, CA
- Action
- New agreement
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- Student health, support & family services
- Term
- Aug 29, 2025 – May 29, 2026
- This vote
- $22,500
- Funding
- Homeless Children & Youth
- Resource / site
5630-922- Vendor no.
000624- Presented by
- Chief Academic Officer
- File
25-1944· agendaO.-16- Outcome
- Adopted on the General Consent Report, Sep 10, 2025
Official text
Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 by and between the District and Bay Area Community Resources, El Cerrito, CA, for the latter to provide an AmeriCorps member to work closely with the District’s McKinney-Vento Program to provide daily support to approximately 60 students experiencing housing instability over the course of 36 weeks; co-facilitate weekly social-emotional learning groups, support students with school engagement, and assist with daily check-ins to promote attendance and well-being; help track student participation, provide resource referrals, assist with basic needs coordination, and collaborate with school site staff to ensure students receive individualized support; participate in family engagement efforts and assist with the enrollment or recertification of McKinney-Vento students; and 5 hours per week of direct student-facing activities and additional hours supporting data collection, coordination, and outreach, via Community Schools and Student Services Department, for the period of August 29, 2025, through May 29, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $22,500.00.
History
- Adopted on the General Consent Report