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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORSimp, -qft
FROM. Mark Finucane, Health Services Director Contra
Costa
DATE: August 29, 1995 County
SUBJECT: Award Notice #28-569-1 from the U. S . Department of Health and Human
Services for the Community Food & Nutrition Program
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Accept an award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
in the amount of $50, 000, for the period from August 1, 1995 through
July 31, 1996, for the Food Resources Enhancement Project .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Acceptance of this award from the U. S . Department of Health and Human
Services will result in $50, 000 for the Food Resources Enhancement
Project . No County funds are required..
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
The goal of the Food Resources Enhancement Project is to improve
nutritional status among elderly, working poor, and low-income families
by increasing access to a healthy diet . The project will increase food
access to this population through coordination between public and
private food assistance programs; increasing outreach to low-income
household regarding public and non-profit resources; increasing
participation by low-income residents in the SHARE program; and
increasing access to fruits and vegetables for residents in Richmond
and Pittsburg.
Acceptance of this award will provide $50, 000 of federal funding for
the Community Food & Nutrition Program, Food Resources Enhancement
Project through July 31, 1996 .
Three certified and sealed copies of the Board Order should be returned
to the Contracts and Grants Unit .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: Z ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
Contact: WendelBrunner, M.D. (313-6712) OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED /
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Phil datchelor, Clerk of the Board of
SupCIVj s$adQuntyAdmin'ISttatQf
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