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Supervisors approve HRSA-funded contract with Mariposa Community Health Center for jail reentry services
Summary
The San Francisco County Board of Supervisors at a February 2025 special meeting approved a new contract with Mariposa Community Health Center to provide transitions-in-care services for people leaving the county jail from March 1, 2025, to Sept. 3, 2026.
The San Francisco County Board of Supervisors at a February 2025 special meeting approved a new contract with Mariposa Community Health Center to provide transitions-in-care services for people leaving the county jail from March 1, 2025, to Sept. 3, 2026.
Chief Deputy Castillo, speaking for county staff, said the contract is funded through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Quality Improvement Fund and is for $50,000 per year for two years — a total of $100,000. “It is to assist the population within our jail as soon as they get released or about to get released, to direct them to whatever services we can, let it be mental health or drug rehabilitation,” Chief Deputy Castillo said.
Mr. Davis introduced the agenda item, summarizing the HRSA award and the contract term. When asked whether the item was an extension of an existing agreement, Chief Deputy Castillo replied, “No. This is this is a brand new, contract.” Castillo also said the program is similar to a justice-of-the-peace initiative implemented by Emilio Velasquez several years ago but gives the county “a little bit more control of how it's implemented within our jail facility.”
Discussion at the meeting was brief. A board member identified in the record as Alan indicated no questions. A motion to approve the contract was made and passed — described in the transcript as “motion carries” — but the meeting record provided did not include who moved or seconded the motion or a roll-call vote tally.
The contract’s stated purpose is to connect justice-involved individuals at the point of release with mental health, substance-use treatment and other services. The transcript did not specify which county department will oversee day-to-day implementation, how the county will measure program outcomes, or whether additional local matching funds are required.
The contract begins March 1, 2025, and runs through Sept. 3, 2026, under the HRSA Quality Improvement Fund award described by county staff. Further details and any implementing agreements or budget adjustments were not discussed at length during the meeting.
