HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08111992 - 1.6 (2) TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM. Mark Finucane, Health Services Director cv C�lra
By: Elizabeth A. Spooner, Contracts Administra Costa
DATE: .hely 30, 1992 County
SUBJECT: Approve submission of Funding Application #28-529 to the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services for the Campaign to Improve
Children's Nutrition Project
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve submission of Funding Application #28-529 to the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services in the amount of $50, 000
for the period October 1, 1992 through September 30, 1993 for the
"Campaign to Improve Children's Nutrition" Project.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Approval of this one-time-only grant will result in $50, 000 from
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. No County match
is required.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
According to the 1990 census, 21,904 children under 18 years old
live below the poverty level in Contra Costa County. Government
surveys show that as income goes down, the nutritional adequacy of
the diet decreases as well. Children are growing rapidly, and it
is essential that they receive needed nutrients daily.
In West County elementary schools, only 17% of eligible children
participate in the School Breakfast Program. In Central County
5, 000 children are eligible to receive free meals through the
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) , yet there are no SFSP sponsors
in Concord. In East County, 16% of the area's 800 Spanish-speaking
families live below the poverty level, yet they do not receive
Spanish language information on the availability of federal food
programs.
The "Campaign to Improve Children's Nutrition" Project will
increase public awareness in the targeted areas about the avail-
ability of federal food programs, identify at least one sponsor for
the SFSP in Concord, enlist five additional schools in Richmond
into the School Breakfast Program and distribute Spanish-language
outreach materials.
In order to meet the deadline for submission, the application has
been forwarded to the appropriate agency, but subject to Board
approval . Four certified copies of the Board Order authorizing
submission of the application should be returned to the Contracts
and Grants Unit for submission to the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMI TEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED e- //
Auditor-Controller (Claims) Phil Batch r, Clerk of the Board of
U. S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
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