HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03172009 - C.51RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Wendel Bruner, M.D.), to execute on behalf of
the County, Grant Award #28-519 (#20091227) from the East Bay Community Foundation, a non-profit corporation,
to pay the County an amount not to exceed $10,000, for the Family Maternal and Child Health Program, Building
Economic Security Today (BEST) Project, for the period from February 1, 2009 through January 31, 2010, including
agreeing to indemnify and hold the Grantor harmless for claims arising out of the County’s performance under this
Agreement.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Grant Award will result in $10,000 from the East Bay Community Foundation for the County’s
Family Maternal and Child Health Program (FMCH), Building Economic Security Today (BEST) project.
BACKGROUND:
In 2005, the FMCH Program launched the Building Economic Security Today (BEST) Project. It was designed to
reduce disparities in birth outcomes, change the health of a general and bring about
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/17/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYES 4 NOES ____
ABSENT ____ ABSTAIN ____
RECUSE ____
Contact: Wendel Brunner, M.D.
313-6712-
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes
of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 17, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Celicia Nelson, Deputy
cc: jacqueline Pigg, barbara borbon
C.51
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:March 17, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Grant Award #28-519 from East Bay Community
Foundation
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
a paradigm shift in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of maternal, child, and adolescent health services . (BEST)
is an asset development pilot project that utilizes innovative strategies to reduce disparities and inequities in health
outcomes for low-income Contra Costa Families by improving their financial security and stability, for this and
future generations. The goal of the project will provide one-on-one support to families in all of FMCH home visiting
programs, financial education classes for WIC clients, and asset development educational materials and referrals for
all clients. Approval of this Grant Award #28-519 will provide funding for this project to allow FMCH to train staff
to deliver BEST services to home visiting and WIC clients in Richmond and East Contra Costa County.