The Multnomah County Department of Human Services (DCHS) is seeking Proposers from whom it may purchase component services of the SUN Service System (System). The System is a unique city-county- school-nonprofit partnership designed to align and integrate key social and support services for children, youth and their families towards two long-term outcomes: increased academic success for all youth and an overall reduction in poverty in our community. Core services of the System are designed to span a continuum of social and support services. All services are culturally responsive and developmentally appropriate; and promote resiliency, stability, and hope. All service activities across the system are intended to be collaborative and integrated in order to maximize resources, minimize duplication and enhance overall effectiveness. Some services are delivered regionally and some countywide. There are two key distinctions in primary service locations: school-based services and school-linked services. School based services are those services housed and primarily delivered at a school site. The primary recipients of the services are the students enrolled in the school and the community immediately adjacent to the school. SUN Community Schools are school-based services. School-linked services are those services housed or based at sites other than schools. These services are delivered at various community sites, which may include schools. School-linked programs include: ● Multnomah Stability Initiative and Energy Bill Payment Assistance ● SUN Youth Advocacy Program ● SUN Parent-Child Development Services
