Item 115/2025
Final
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
To:
Lisa L. Kim From: John Montanchez
Dept:
City Manager Dept: Community Services
Date: 4/8/2025
Subject: Approval of an Agreement with the County of Orange to receive Families and Communities Together (FaCT) Grant Funding for the Magnolia Park Family Resource Center. (Action Item)
OBJECTIVE
To request that the City Council approve an Agreement with the County of Orange Social Services Agency to receive Families and Communities Together (FaCT) grant funding for the Magnolia Park Family Resource Center (MPFRC).
BACKGROUND
Since 1999, the City has been the lead agency for the Garden Grove Community Collaborative, which provides the community with family preservation services at the MPFRC.
The majority of the funding for the Center comes through a grant from the County of Orange, Families and Communities Together (FaCT) Program. The original grant received in 199 9 was extended in 2003, then in 2005, then in 2010, then in 2015, and once again in 2020 as part of a competitive grant process. County funded services provided by the Family Resource Center include counseling, case management, information and referral, fa mily support services, parent education, domestic violence prevention and treatment services, teen/youth services and childcare services.
On August 9, 2024, City Council authorized staff to submit an application proposal for the FaCT Program for grant funds to continue funding services at the MPFRC. The grant funding covers a three -year period from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. The grant funding available for each one -year period is $350,000, for a total amount of $1,050,000 for the three-year period, with the option to extend two (2) additional one -year periods, without competitive bid process, at the sole discretion of the County.
DISCUSSION
The attached Agreement with the County of Orange Social Services Agency will provide funding, in the amount of approximately $350,000 to operate the MPFRC, from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. The City will serve as the lead fiscal agency for this grant, and will Item 115/2025
provide family support services, case management, strengthening family workshops, parent education, clinical supervision, information and referral, community outreach services, and teen programming. Other family services will be provided through partner agencies from the community. The funded partners include Interval House for domestic violen ce prevention and treatment services and Human Options for counseling services. Other family services will be provided through the Garden Grove Community Collaborative, represented by partner agencies from the community.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
As lead agency, the City will be overseeing the program and fiscal operations of $350,000 annually at the MPFRC. The City’s General Fund will match an annual amount of $288,000 for the operation of the MPFRC. The funds will be incorporated in the department’s operating budget during the budget development process accordingly.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
Approve the attached Agreement with the County of Orange Social Services Agency to receive Families and Communities Together (FaCT) grant funding for the Magnolia Park Family Resource Center (MPFRC); and
Authorize the City Manager to sign the Agreement, including making any modifications during the contract period for the operation and implementation of the contract services.
By: Janet Pelayo, Deputy Director
ATTACHMENT
Agreement – MPFRC