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health services to school aged children and adults, particularly those who would otherwise lack access, On Febniary 28, 2006, the OPC/LME Board authorized the award of the RFP to establish a comprehensive service agency in each county to Caring Family Networks (CFN), CFN has been providing services to at-risk youth for the past decade and was acquired by the Youth Development Corporation of America (YDCA) in 2001, YDCA is a 501 C3 Corporation founded in 1982, The original effort of the organization was the operation of a traditional residential treatment center, The Ohio Center for Youth, Services included group homes, transitional living units, wrap-around services and independent living programs, Currently, YDCA operates Therapeutic Community Based Programs in Georgia and North Carolina. YDCA acquired Caring Family Network in 2001. These programs actively serve over 1,500 consumers between Therapeutic Foster Care, Gase Management, Psychiatric Services, Mentoring Programs, In-Home Family Support Services, and Individual, Family and Group Therapies, Assessment of service needs and expansion opportunities are also currently being explored in other southeastern states. In order to fulfill the financial expectations associated with the organizational transfer of outpatient services, as conveyed to the successful bidder, OPC/LME management requests release of the one-time County funding in the total amount of $131,797 as described in the attached correspondence, County provision of bridge funds was integral to the conduct and negotiation of the competitive bid process. OPC/LME as the contracting authority will be the transfer agent to provide the additional BOCC funding to CFN, Attachment 1 is the formal letter of request for the supplemental funding from OPC/LME. Attachment 2provides a re-capitulation of divestiture activities implemented by OPC/LME using County bridge funds as authorized by the BOCC throughout the current fiscal year, FINANCIAL IMPACT: One-time supplemental "bridge" funding, to be transferred at the time of divestiture for Orange County Outpatient Services was anticipated in the FY2005-06 budget adopted by the BOCC, OPC/LME "bridge" funds were specifically set aside by budget ordinance within the Critical Needs Reserve. Review of the most current State appropriations bill -versions adopted by both the Senate and the House -indicates that while increased dollars are proposed to support Mental Health services in the upcoming year, there is no immediate funding available to OPC to off-set the present requirement that exists far transitional support for outpatient services, RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board authorize the release of $131,797 from the Critical Needs Reserve to facilitate the divestiture and transfer of Orange County Outpatient Services to Caring Family Networks, and authorize the County Finance Director to release the funds to OPC in anticipation of the requisite budget amendment.