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CONTRACT NO:  C-86-24-007-X-00 / PH RFP 230190                                     AMENDMENT NO:         1        
 
 
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AMENDMENT TO 
CONTRACT  
Between 
MARICOPA COUNTY  
by and through 
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 
and 
Community Bridges, Inc. 
 
I. 
The above-named contract is hereby amended as specified below: 
 
A. Section 1.0 CONTRACT TERM shall be updated to reflect a new expiration date of August 
31, 2025.  
 
B. An additional $198,417 shall be added for the additional year as outlined in Exhibit A, Year 2 
Budget & Budget Narrative, beginning on page 2 of this amendment. The revised not to 
exceed (NTE) amount shall be updated to $373,417.   
 
C. Exhibit B, Scope of work, shall be replaced with the Revised Scope of Work, Year 2 Project 
Narrative, and Year 2 Project Timeline beginning on page 3 of this amendment.   
  
II. 
All other terms and conditions of the original contract shall remain in full force and effect. 
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties agree to the changes indicated herein: 
 
      
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF                            
MARICOPA COUNTY 
 
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF 
COMMUNITY BRIDGES, INC.   
                              
 
By:  
 
 
By: 
 
Chairman, Board of Supervisors 
 
 
 
Community Bridges, Inc.     
 
 
Date 
 
 
Date 
ATTEST 
 
 
 
 
Clerk of the Board 
 
 
 
 
 
Date 
 
 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM 
 
 
 
 
 
Attorney for Maricopa County 
 
 
 
 
 
Date 
 
 
 
7/12/2024

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EXHIBIT A 
YEAR 2 BUDGET & BUDGET NARRATIVE   
 
   
  
YEAR TWO BUDGET SHEET 
TOTAL 
  
Personnel   
  
  
Salaries   
  
  
Prevention Specialist 
$23,410 
  
ADOL Navigator 
$20,353 
Counselor 
$36,441 
  
Prevention Specialist 
$24,419 
Director of Community Edu 
$30,230 
 
Total Salaries   
$134,853 
 
Fringe Benefits (ERE Rate: 20%)   
$26,971 
Personnel Subtotal. 
$161,824 
  
Operating   
 
 
Travel    
$6,432 
 
Outreach   
$11,403 
  
Supplies/Materials   
$720 
  
Operating Subtotal   
$18,555 
  
  
 
DIRECT COSTS (Personnel + Operating) 
$180,379 
  
INDIRECT COSTS (10%)   
$18,038 
  
TOTAL BUDGET (Direct + Indirect)   
$198,417 
   
 
Year 2 Budget Narrative 
 
Program Personnel: $161,824 
Prevention Specialist (.5 FTE x $22.25 per hour x 2080 hours) + (.5 FTE x $45 phone 
stipend x 12 months) = $23,410.00 
 
ADOL Navigator (.5 FTE x $19.57 per hour x 2080 hours) = $20,352.80 
Counselor (.5 FTE x $34.78 per hour x 2080 hours) + (.5 FTE x $45 phone stipend x 12 
months) = $36,441.20 
 
Prevention Specialist (.5 FTE x $23.22 per hour x 2080 hours) + (.5 FTE x $45 phone 
stipend x 12 months) = $24,418.80 
 
Director of Community Education (.3 FTE x $43.83 per hour x 2080 hours) + (.3 FTE x 
$800 car stipend x 12 months) = $30,229.92 
 
Fringe Benefits: ERE Rate: 20%

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Travel: $6,432 
800 miles per month x .67 per mile x 12 months 
Education and Outreach: $11,403 
Promotional/outreach materials 
Supplies/Materials: $720 
Office supplies/program supplies 
Indirect Costs: $18,038 
10% 
 
 
Exhibit B 
REVISED SCOPE OF WORK, YEAR 2 PROJECT NARRATIVE, YEAR 2 PROJECT TIMELINE 
 
REVISED SCOPE OF WORK 
Contractor shall: 
3.1 
Provide school-based services related to youth substance use education and harm 
reduction for personnel, students, and parents/guardians.  This should include, but is not 
limited to: 
3.1.1 
Individual or group educational workshops 
3.1.2 
Peer support group sessions 
3.1.3 
Follow-up support 
3.2 
Operate and expand the Next Step Diversion program, offered in lieu of substance-related 
suspension for teens.  
3.3 
Submit any training or educational materials to MCDPH for review and approval prior to 
implementation/dissemination. Any material with the Maricopa County brand is also 
subject to review and approval prior to use.  
3.4 
Evaluation 
3.4.1 
Collaborate with MCDPH on an evaluation plan that includes metrics for how 
success will be measured and opportunities for improvement. 
3.4.2 
Complete quarterly and annual reports using tools (ex. templates, Envisio 
software) provided by MCDPH. Reports will include components such as: 
• 
Narrative description of project activities achieved during the specified 
timeframe 
• 
Accomplishments (“success stories”) and challenges 
• 
Staffing changes 
• 
Current budget and description of over or underspending 
• 
Evaluation metrics 
3.4.3 
Complete any additional reporting requirements that may be requested. 
3.5 
Participate in, at minimum, one monthly meeting with MCDPH and at least one site visit. 
3.6 
Submit invoices and supporting documentation for work completed during the month by 
the 15th of the following month. 
3.7 
Maintain client confidentiality in alignment with applicable state and federal laws that 
protect client confidentiality of medical, behavioral health, and drug treatment 
information. 
3.8 
Provide documentation that any staff working with minors has secured and maintained 
an Arizona Department of Public Safety Level 1 Clearance Card and completed a 
background check. 
3.9 
Allowable expenses:

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Direct, operational, and indirect costs associated with the provision of activities and 
services as detailed and accepted in the Scope of Work, Budget, and/or Budget Narrative. 
Indirect expenses may not exceed ten percent (10%). 
 
MCDPH shall: 
3.10 
Provide technical assistance in developing an evaluation plan and support for ongoing 
evaluation. 
3.11 
Ongoing review of the establishment and implementation of activities and measures for 
accomplishing the goals of this agreement. 
3.12 
Participating, as appropriate, in conference calls and meetings that are conducted during 
the project period. 
3.13 
Review training and education materials prior to implementation/dissemination.  
3.14 
Review and approve the use of any materials or items with the Maricopa County 
branding.  
 
YEAR 2 PROJECT NARRATIVE 
2.1.1 Prevent substance/opioid use onset, misuse, and use disorder in youth 
ACTIVITIES/DELIVERABLES 
Last year’s funding cycle from the Maricopa County Department of Public Health 
allowed Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) to expand its student-based OUD/SUD services in the Mesa, 
Chandler, and Gilbert communities. These services include: 
• 
School-Based Services (SBS); direct service support for high-acuity teens: 
The CBI clinical licensed adolescent counselor and adolescent navigator and the CBI 
community education team, work alongside the schools in Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, AZ to 
provide prevention, treatment, and support resources to the youth, family members, and 
those who work with youth. The Adolescent Counselor provides in-depth counseling and 
therapy to youth and their support systems to employ evidence-based therapies to 
address substance use and/or mental health issues including Cognitive Behavioral 
Therapy and Motivational Interviewing. The CBI Adolescent Navigator is a certified peer 
support specialist, an evidence-based practice certification program. The navigator works 
closely with the youth to help them learn new coping and life skills to address behavioral 
health issues. The navigator is a support for the family as well for any additional 
resources that may be needed. 
• 
Education; education for school personnel and youth:  
CBI including the Community Education and Outreach Department is accredited by the 
Commission on Accreditation of Rehab Facilities (CARF). CARF provides the structure to 
ensure that all training and presentations regarding OUD/SUD and mental health are 
evidence-based or evidence-informed. Content is reviewed annually by the department 
head of the CBI Community Education and Outreach department to ensure it is relevant 
and culturally competent. 
 
• 
Narcan/Harm Reduction Prevention Training:  
The Narcan and Harm Reduction presentation will provide participants with an 
understanding of the harmful effects of opioids when abused. Narcan is an opioid 
overdose reversal over-the-counter medication intervention that saves lives and falls 
under the evidence-based strategies of harm reduction. The training explains the core 
principles of 
harm reduction and the latest data and trends of the opioid epidemic. Most importantly, it 
addresses the different types of Narcan, how to administer different types of Narcan, and 
the Arizona law around the use of Narcan.

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For Year 2, CBI is requesting another expansion of services to include the Next Step 
diversion program within the Chandler Unified School District that will target students 
with substance-related suspensions. CBI and the Chandler Unified School District have a memorandum of 
understanding already in place, making this the perfect location to offer the Next Step diversion program. 
Diversion classes will replace school consequences such as out of school 10-day suspension and 
possible minor legal offenses through juvenile probation, in hopes to stir the youth in a positive direction. 
The program is in collaboration with schools, juvenile probation, and school resource officers, along with 
parents and guardian support. The goal is to increase school attendance, reduce recidivism, positive 
behavior change, and provide direct treatment referrals for youth and families when needed. The Next 
Step Diversion Program activities include a variety of protective factors, such as individual and/or group 
educational workshops in combination with peer navigation and follow-up support. Youth who complete 
the program can reduce a school suspension, which will ensure youth do not fall behind in schoolwork. 
 
The program aims to 1) ensure youth have access to resources that build knowledge 
and skills to support positive behavior change and 2) enhance and increase parents’, caregivers’, and 
youth’s knowledge addressing substance harm. To achieve Aim 1, Next Step facilitates evidence-based 
curriculum for adolescents. Workshops provide a preventive approach that addresses topics such as goal 
setting, positive 
communication, and substance prevention education. Next Step staff will then connect youth to other 
support services and provide opportunities to strengthen protective factors. A successful diversion 
program like Next Step engages parents, caregivers, and community members to provide additional 
support. Aim 2 enhances community education and community outreach. CBI’s team will continue to 
provide quarterly prevention-based presentations on subjects such as vaping, harmful effects of opioids, 
and for the Chandler community. 
 
CBI’s community education department been offering the Next Step Diversion Program in Gila County 
since 2016 and in the Queen Creek Unified School District since 2019. With both school districts where 
the program is established there is an option for parents to choose the out of school suspension and not 
attend the evening weekly classes. During the years of conducting the diversion program almost 80% of 
parents and guardians choose to opt-in program courses. Youth who are referred into the program on 
average 90% successfully complete and attend all classes. In the 4.5 years of running the program with 
Queen Creek Unified School District 300 students have gone through the program with a successful 
completion. Throughout the years of running the program in Gila County there has been 95% of 
adolescents with a non-reoffender rate. Chandler Unified School district currently does not have a 
diversion program put in place for students who commit a minor substance related offense, Next Step will 
fulfill a great need for the school district Junior and High school population with a current enrollment rate 
of 24,145 students. Beginning the 2024-2025 school year diversion programming will be piloted to two of 
the largest high schools within the district. With the goal by the end of the school year opening it to all 
junior and high school students. Programming is first set to take place in August of 2024 at Hamilton 
High School serving a population size of approximately 3,900 students. 
 
ACTIVITIES 
 
 
Activity 
 
Activity Type 
Projected # of individuals to be 
served during year 2 
Provide diversion program in lieu 
of substance-related suspension 
for teens within the Chandler 
Unified School District 
Youth Prevention Education 
40 youth and 40 
parents to complete 
the Next Step 
Diversion program. 
Individual and/or group 
educational workshops 
Youth & Parent Prevention 
Education 
40 youth and 40 
parents to complete 
the Next Step 
Diversion program

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Peer support group sessions 
Youth Prevention Education 
40 youth and 40 
parents to complete 
the Next Step 
Diversion program 
Follow-up support 
Youth Prevention Education 
40 youth and 40 
parents to complete 
the Next Step 
Diversion program. 
 
In year two 80 anticipated individuals completing the Next Step Diversion program. 
Since the Next Step diversion program is new to CUSD, CBI does not have accurate 
numbers of substance related offenses and how many teens will be participating in the program. Within 
smaller school district diversion is implemented the completion rate is 65-75 students annually. CBI plans 
to still strive to maintain year 1 goal of reaching 500 teens and 250 adults with prevention-based 
education and Narcan training. 
 
TARGET POPULATION & SERVICE AREA 
The target population and service will remain the same as the year one. 
 
Outcomes 
In the second year of funding, CBI anticipates the following outcomes from the services it offers:  
• 
Youth have increased knowledge of the risks involved with substance use, and youth have 
increased resilience and strong protective factors against substance use or developing a 
substance use disorder.  
• 
Youth who complete the program will have a 5% increase in knowledge gain of the harmful 
consequences of substances.  
• 
Parents and guardians who attend the classes with the youth will have a 5% increase in 
knowledge gained on protective factors, and confidence in communicating with their youth about 
substances and risky behaviors.

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