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Committee advances $1.11 million two‑year contract renewal for children exposed to violence services
Summary
The committee advanced a resolution to award up to $1,110,000 to Mental Health Services for Homeless Persons, doing business as Frontline Services, to continue the county’s Children Who Witness Violence program from Dec. 1, 2025 through Nov. 30, 2027. County staff said the program serves roughly 500–600 children annually.
The Public Safety and Justice Affairs Committee voted to advance resolution 20250298 to the full council, authorizing an award not to exceed $1,110,000 to Mental Health Services for Homeless Persons (doing business as Frontline Services) to provide the county’s Children Who Witness Violence program.
Brandy Carney, the county’s director of public safety and justice, and Jill Smialek, deputy director, described the program’s intake and response: law enforcement notifies Frontline following certain calls, Frontline calls the family within 30 minutes and, if the family accepts services, conducts a face-to-face follow-up within 24 hours. The county said Frontline has been the contracted provider for the program since the program began in 1999.
Smialek said the program serves roughly 500–600 children a year. She told the committee the county released an RFP in May 2025 and received three proposals; Frontline was the recommended provider. If approved by the full council, the contract term would run from Dec. 1, 2025 through Nov. 30, 2027.
Committee members expressed support and the chair moved the item to the full council under suspension of the rules so the county can proceed with contracting and continuity of services.
Votes at committee: resolution 20250298 moved to full council (second reading); individual roll-call vote details were not recorded in the committee transcript.
