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<br />Memorandum of Understanding <br />July 1,2005 to June 30, 2006 <br /> <br />Redwood City 2020 has agreed to act as the lead agency in the development and <br />implementation of the Early Childhood Mental Health program in Redwood City using <br />the early childhood mental health model developed by Jewish Family and Children's <br />Services (JFCS). The Early Childhood Mental Health program seeks to improve the <br />social and emotional well being of young children by utilizing trained early childhood <br />mental consultants in regular, ongoing assignments to child care classrooms in Redwood <br />City Elementary School District. This approach assures that the needs of young children <br />are met, while the staff capacity of the teachers in the classroom in nurtured. <br /> <br />Redwood City 2020 will: <br />. Act as lead agency, including applying for and managing First 5 funding to <br />support the activities. <br />. Oversee program goals and share program evaluation results and outcomes with <br />collaborators to insure appropriate adjustments to program implementation and <br />design over time. <br />. Convene the collaborators in quarterly review meetings. <br />. Contract with and oversee subcontracts with each collaborating agency to support <br />the goals of the grant. <br />. Be responsible for all reporting and data collection required by First 5, consistent <br />with the approved evaluation plan. <br /> <br />Jewish Family and Children's Services has agreed to act as a subcontractor for the project <br />for the total amount of $50,000 per year for three years. <br />0 Provide support to targeted child care providers through weekly, on-site program <br />consultation to address the needs of children with social and emotional difficulties <br />0 Provide case consultation and direct intervention to children identified as at-risk <br />0 Provide families with developmental guidance, behavior interpretation, and <br />suggestions for appropriate interventions, <br />D Link families to pertinent public and private resources and additional mental <br />health services. <br />D Participate in quarterly meetings of the collaborative <br />0 Collect data for reporting. <br /> <br />Redwood City 2020 <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Title: E~tive Direc~ <br />Date: OJ 2..3> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />Name: ~~E <br />Title: ~~( )(,~\j f\. b'\(\t-W <br />Date: )\ l ~r <br /> <br /> <br />----',._...00"'_'..'."'---.. <br />