City of Davis

Social Services Division

The goal of the Social Services division is to improve the quality of life of Davis’ seniors, low-income, and disabled residents through a wide array of programs and services. Programs and services include recreational, social and information and referral services for seniors, countywide childcare subsidies, countywide childcare resource development and referral, transit services for residents with special needs, and conflict resolution for individuals and organizations provided through mediation services. In addition, this division is responsible for the administrative adjudication program for the hearing and disposition of contested cases involving violations of the California Vehicle Code relating to vehicle parking and impoundment.

• Senior Citizens' Services
• Community Transit
• Community Mediation
• Administrative Hearings
• Childcare Services
• Fair Housing program
• Senior Citizens' Commission
• Social Services Commission

Major Accomplishments FY 2005/2006

• Secured funding from the Senior Citizens of Davis to design and produce a California Park and Recreation Society District II award-winning marketing brochure  for the general promotion of programs and services offered at the Davis Senior Center.
• Expanded programming at the Davis Senior Center with new clubs, classes, workshops, and flu shot clinics, and secured grant funding to host a free osteoporosis health screening for a third year.
• Successfully developed and completed the application for Re-Designation as a Yolo County Focal Point Senior Center through the Area 4 Agency on Aging.
• Revised Davis Community Transit (DCT) driver and dispatch manuals and revised and formalized the process for collecting and analyzing DCT statistics and service hours.
• Expanded DCT service when possible to alleviate service congestion.
• Streamlined the payment process for child care providers serving CalWORKs families.
• Developed and piloted a Pre-School For All Program in West Sacramento, UP4WS.
• Produced a DVD of services provided with First Five Yolo funding to use at grant presentations.
• Revised mediation and fair housing education and outreach materials and conducted two fair housing training seminars for rental housing providers and consumers.
• Conducted intake, assessment, consultation and disposition of 167 new mediation and fair housing cases and referred two cases for further investigation and enforcement action to the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing.
• Conducted two fair housing seminars.

Plans / Goals for FY 2006/2007

• Begin analyzing and developing draft policy for Co-Sponsored User Groups of the Davis Senior Center.
• Expand outdoor camp series for seniors, in conjunction with City of Sacramento, to two weeks per year.
• Continue evaluation of Older Adult Services in preparation of shifting demographics.
• Translate DCT rider brochure into Spanish.
• Analyze DCT staffing levels in order to prepare for increasing service demands.
• Develop a DVD to include child care provider kits that explains services provided by Child Care Services.
• Double the number of families currently participating in the UP4WS program.
• Update Mediation and Fair Housing program evaluation.
• Train at least 15 new volunteer mediators.
• Begin update of impediments to fair housing choice study.