TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Public Health
MEETING DATE: March 14, 2023
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Jenine Miller
PHONE:
(707) 472-2341
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Bhavvy Ducharme
PHONE:
(707) 456-3827
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Retroactive Agreement with Grace Community Church in the Amount of $15,000, to Provide CalFresh Healthy Living Program Activities to Mendocino County Residents, Effective October 1, 2022 Through September 30, 2023
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve Retroactive Agreement with Grace Community Church in the amount of $15,000, to provide CalFresh Healthy Living Program activities to Mendocino County residents, effective October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023; authorize the Public Health Director or designee to sign future Amendments that do not increase the maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
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SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
In 2019, the California Department of Public Health, Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Branch granted Mendocino County $450,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) funds, for implementing the "CalFresh Healthy Living Program" through September 30, 2022. The SNAP-Ed grant was amended on October 4, 2022, to include an additional $150,000, and extend the term through September 30, 2023.
Since 2019, the County has utilized a portion of SNAP-Ed funds to continuously contract with Grace Community Church to provide certain SNAP-Ed grant deliverables under the CalFresh Healthy Living Program. Through the proposed retroactive Agreement with Grace Community Church, services will continue through the end of the SNAP-Ed grant. Services provided by Grace Community Church include: recruiting a Family Advocate; attending relative meetings, conferences and trainings; providing educational classes to children, parents and other adults through v...
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