SSN-RC-2020-055 - New Square Community Improvement Council Inc., to Provide Multi-Service HUB Svc

The County of Rockland is considering the issuance of a Sole Source award to Rockland New Square Community Improvement Council, Inc. (“the Agency”) for the provision of Multi-Service Hub to residents of Rockland County. Funding amount is contingent on the adoption of the County of Rockland 2021 Annual Budget.  As such, the final funding amount may differ from the estimated amount provided in this notice.

This award may be made on a sole source basis in accordance with the Rockland County Procurement Policy.

TERM: January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021

Program/Services shall include the following services:
 

1. Social Services Resource & Referral Services

• Resource and Referral services are provided at 766 North Main Street, Spring Valley, New York.
• CIC will provide a minimum of 3000© unduplicated, low income* children, youth, families and senior residents (including those for whom English is a second language) of Rockland County** with opportunities to help them meet their needs for health, safety, social, moral and emotional growth by providing information and referral services regarding health, personal and family welfare, Housing-Section 8, community safety, facilitation of health insurance coverage, and application assistance, HEAP, SNAP, Medicaid and needs assessment.

• Counselors will help residents navigate, understand and obtain current resources, benefits and services.
  • CIC will provide parents/caregivers with the knowledge and ability to access support services for their children. 

• CIC will provide low-income* children, youth and families in Rockland County with strategies and services to feed the hungry, house the homeless and generally improve the health, welfare and safety of the community.
  • CIC will professionally, responsibly, in a cultural/linguistic appropriate manner, meet the needs of the low-income population including seniors (a number of whom are fragile elderly) that often are not able to successfully negotiate the maze of various government departments and agencies who provide needed services.
• CIC must ensure that its information, and all updates, are provided to and contained on the “2-1-1- database system” ; [2-1-1 is a program of United Way in the Hudson Valley]. Within thirty (30) days of contract execution the Provider will complete and submit to Hudson211 the “211 Agency Profile Form”, which can be accessed via the following link: www.hudson211.org/cms/contact.

2. Community Counseling Program Services

• Counseling Services are provided at 11 Adams Lane, Spring Valley, New York. 

• CIC will offer professional counseling services, in a cultural/linguistic appropriate manner, to potentially and/or presently dysfunctional, low-income families, at-risk youth and socially/academically challenged children, including Dual Language Learners in Rockland County. A minimum of 3300© hours of counseling services will be provided to the individuals served.
  • Crisis intervention counseling will be available to low-income, bilingual, dysfunctional families.
  • Children and Youth with service needs due to mental illness, developmental disabilities and/or substance abuse problems will have access to timely and appropriate services.
  • CIC will provide low-income* Rockland residents with services to generally improve the health welfare and safety of the community.

• Provider will maintain and submit detailed records indicating all Performance Target Outcomes and contract requirements have been met throughout contract term to DSS upon request
• 100% of participants will experience increased social/emotional/academic competency. 
• CIC will maintain and provide copies of data and/or documentation that will contain at a minimum:   log sheets for unduplicated clients served that specifies: date, time, name of client (including household members if services are provided to entire family), phone number, address, type of service(s) received and AC/CIN Case Number; CIC must provide RCDSS with documentation that specifies the type of information and referral given (i.e.: application/consultation; Insurance, HEAP, SNAP; Needs Assessment specify if a senior citizen.  If duplicates are identified, another qualifier (i.e. address, complete name, etc.) will be requested and must be provided to confirm that I&R has been given to unique individuals.

• CIC will maintain and provide copies of Project SHTEIG Monthly Report that contains at a minimum, the date the session held, Case ID Number, summary of Counseling session and total hours per case.