CMS-07-021/023 - Los Angeles County Department of Children and ...

SAMPLE CONTRACT
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
FOSTER FAMILY AGENCY MASTER CONTRACT FOR FOSTER CARE
Foster Family Agency Master Contract for Foster Care (hereinafter referred to as
“Contract”).
This Contract is made and entered into this ____ day of 2008, by and
between
RECITALS
County of Los Angeles
hereinafter referred to as
“COUNTY”
and
Contractor
hereinafter referred to as
“CONTRACTOR”.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Sections 26227, 31000 and 53703,
COUNTY is permitted to contract for services, and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY desires and has the duty to provide care and protection
for children placed in its charge pursuant to the provisions of the Welfare and Institutions
Code (WIC) Section 16500 et seq; and
WHEREAS, existing COUNTY facilities do not have the capacity or the
specialized programs to provide the care and protection for all children in its charge; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY finds it impractical to develop and maintain facilities to
care for all of the children in its charge; and
WHEREAS, COUNTY finds the CONTRACTOR’s program to be economically
advantageous to the COUNTY and to provide a safe, secure and nurturing living
environment in which the children can develop physically, emotionally, socially,
educationally, spiritually and culturally; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of WIC Section 11460, the California
Department of Social Services (CDSS) is designated to administer a state system for
establishing rates in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Foster Care (AFDC-FC
program; and
DCFS FFA Contract Unique Terms and Conditions 1