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[Contract] United Way California Capital Region for the Sacramento Children’s Fund Guaranteed Basic Income for Transitional Age Foster Youth Program [Published for 10-Day Review 04/24/2026]
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00896
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Motion 1) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a grant agreement with United Way California Capital Region (UWCCR) for an initial three-year agreement for the administration of the Sacramento Children’s Fund Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) for transitional age foster youth program for a contract amount of $4,800,000; and 2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute two additional one-year grant amendments to the original agreement contingent upon performance review and fund availability for a total five-year contract not-to-exceed $8,000,000.
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Contact
Contact: Rene Kausin, Program Manager, (916) 808-6157, rkausin@cityofsacramento.org, Department of Youth, Parks, and Community Enrichment
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Presenter
Presenter: None
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Agreement - United Way California Capitol Region
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: Per Measure L, Sacramento City Charter § 120 Sacramento Children’s Fund may only be used to engage qualified organizations to provide youth services in accordance with an adopted Five-Year Strategic Investment Plan and the city shall select qualified organizations to receive Sacramento Children’s Fund money based on an open, transparent, and competitive process, as may be established by the City.
In September 2024, City Council adopted the current Sacramento Children’s Fund Strategic Investment Plan (SIP). The SIP includes a 20% allocation of the five-year funding to Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) for Transitional Age Foster Youth programming.
City Staff released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for GBI providers via the City’s Grant Management System (GMS) on December 10, 2025. The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) sought eligible entities to administer a GBI Program that provides unconditional, individual, regular cash payments intended to support the basic needs of transitional age foster youth. Respondents had 60 days to submit an application.
After a review panel of industry professionals scored the applications, UWCCR California Capital Region (UWCCR) was selected to receive the grant award. The City has negotiated an agreement with the consultant and will now seek the approval of City Council to enter into contract.
A grant agreement has been negotiated with UWCCR California Capital Region for up to 5 years with a total award amount of up to $8 million dollars. The City will fund an initial three-year funding period from July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2029, with up to $4.8 million dollars. After the initial three-year funding period, the grantee will be eligible for up to two additional one-year funding periods until June 30, 2031. Renewals will be based upon performance review and funding availability.
The purpose of this agreement is to implement the funding priorities outlined in the council adopted Strategic Investment Plan and administer a GBI program for foster youth transitioning out of the foster care system in Sacramento.
UWCCR will administer a Guaranteed Basic Income program for Sacramento residents between the ages of 16 and 24 who have previously exited foster care (Child Welfare/Juvenile Justice) with the following scope of services outlined in the agreement:
• Over the five-year grant period, UWCCR proposes to serve at least 200 eligible former foster youth with a monthly benefit of $900.50 for up to 30 months, delivered across at least two cohorts
• A comprehensive outreach and enrollment strategy to ensure inclusive access to the program for eligible participants, including targeted strategies to mitigate any anticipated barriers to access.
• Provides multiple disbursement options including direct deposit to an existing bank account via partner Usio; a new bank account with SAFE Credit Union (CU); or a loadable physical MasterCard debit card issued by Usio.
• Wrap-around services available including financial counseling, workforce development, mentoring and other services from Tier 1 partners including Native Sisters Circle, Women United, Academy STAY, PIVOT, LGBTQ Center, CASA, and WellSpace Health and the Financial Empowerment Center.
• Provides public benefits counseling at enrollment to ensure informed youth participation and pursual of all necessary waivers available for CalWorks, CalFresh and more.
• Partnership with a third-party evaluator to assess the program effectiveness and collect and submit to the city individual participant level data.
Anticipated Program Outcomes for participants include:
1. Increased housing stability and reduced homelessness
2. Reduced financial stress and crisis episodes
3. Improved mental and emotional well-being
4. Increased access to early childhood supports for parenting participants
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: Measure L City Charter.
The Sacramento City Code Section 4.04.020 and the City Council Rules of Procedure (Chapter 7, Section E.2.d) mandate that unless waived by a 2/3 vote of the City Council, all labor agreements, and all agreements greater than $1,000,000 shall be made available to the public at least ten (10) days prior to City Council action. This item was published for 10-day review in compliance with the City Code.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: Not applicable.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: Not applicable.
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Sustainability
Sustainability: Not applicable.
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: Per the adopted Sacramento Children’s Fund Strategic Investment Plan, the City must allocate 20% of the current SIP to Guaranteed Basic Income for transitional age foster youth. An agreement with UWCCR to administer a GBI program for the Sacramento Children’s Fund in alignment with the current council adopted five-year Strategic Investment Plan (SIP) will allow the City to meet the requirements outlined in the Measure.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: Per the City Council adopted Strategic Investment Plan, an allocation of 20% of the total five year Measure L funding is dedicated to Guaranteed Basic Income programming for transitional age foster youth. The total contract amount not to exceed $8,000,000 will be charged to Measure L Youth Funding project (I80000100) There are sufficient funding in the project to execute the initial agreement.
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Public/NeighborhoodOutreachComments
Public/Neighborhood Outreach and Comments: Not applicable.
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