Request For Proposal (RFP)

CSF CY2026 - CY2027

Applications will open July 2025.

In 2004, a 1/8th cent sales tax for children’s services in Jefferson County, Missouri was passed under Proposition “Healthy Kids.” Proposition Healthy Kids stated that “in order to provide services which protect the well-being and safety of children and youth and to strengthen families, Jefferson County shall be authorized to levy a sales tax of one- eighth of a cent in the county for the purpose of establishing a community children’s services fund.” Proposition “Healthy Kids' passed and in September of that same year, the Jefferson County Commission established the Jefferson County Community Mental Health Fund Board (JCCMHFB) for Jefferson County with the presiding County Commissioner of Jefferson County to serve as a member of that board and to act as the administrator of these funds.

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The JCCMHFB was created to specifically state the following service areas can be funded:

Examples:

• Temporary Shelter Services– Services are provided for abused, neglected, runaway, homeless, or emotionally disturbed youth for up to 30 days.

• Transitional Living Services– Counseling and related services are provided as part of a transitional living program aimed at successfully supporting and reintegrating a young person from a homeless living arrangement into a safe living space with opportunities for developing independent life skills.

• Services to Teen Parents– Services and support are provided to teen parents for the development of positive parenting skills, obtaining adequate counseling and behavioral health services, and resources and referrals for additional support needs.

• Respite Care Services– Respite care services offer temporary emergency shelter and support services for children and youth of families to decrease the risk of abuse and neglect. Services are provided when families experience a crisis, or when families need a break from caregiving in order to maintain the child in the natural home setting.

• Crisis Intervention Services– Services are provided in response to a mental health crisis resulting in acute destabilization of the client’s functioning in the community and are focused on rapid restoration to baseline functioning. Crisis intervention services provide assessment and short-term treatment in an outpatient setting.

• Prevention Services– Services are provided to children and youth with the goals of social- emotional skill building, enhancing coping skills, strengthening relationships and community engagement, and related skills. Acquisition of the skills and information addressed by prevention services decreases children and youth’s likelihood of developing mental health and substance use issues, as well as providing information on suicide and violence prevention.

• Homeand Community Based Intervention Services– Home and community-based services are designed to allow children and youth to participate in a vast array of behavioral health services in the home and community settings. CSF affirms its commitment to serving individuals in the least restrictive environment by providing services and supports to children and their families to enable them to remain at home and in the community.

• Individual, Group, and Family Counseling Services– Individual, group, and family counseling services include psychological evaluations, mental health screenings, and individual, group, and family therapy.

• Outpatient Substance Use Treatment Services– Outpatient substance use treatment services include assessments and evaluations, early interventions, educational groups, youth group counseling, individual counseling, group family therapy, family therapy, and aftercare services.

• Outpatient Psychiatric Services– Outpatient psychiatric treatment services include psychiatric evaluations to diagnose mental health issues and create treatment plans, as well as ongoing psychiatric treatment and medication management.

• Support services to high-risk youth.

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To qualify for funding, an organization must, at a minimum:

• Be a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit or governmental entity

• Be in goodstanding with the State of Missouri

• Conduct an annual independent financial audit

• File a Federal 990 annually

• Be certified, accredited, or licensed in the services for which it is requesting funding (or be in the process of doing so; verification must be provided)

• Require that background checks, including child abuse and neglect screenings, are conducted annually on all employees and volunteers, preferably by the Family Care Safety Registry

• Shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment or services because of race, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, age, marital status, or disability

• Require employees and volunteers maintain confidentiality of protected client information.