HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12152009 - C.45RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Wendel Bruner,
M.D.), to execute, on behalf of the County, Grant Award #28-807 (#65053) from the San
Francisco Foundation, a non-profit corporation, to pay the County an amount not to exceed
$30,000, for the Family Maternal and Child Health Program, Building Economic Security
Today (BEST) Project, for the period from December 1, 2009 through November 30, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Grant Award will result in $30,000 from the San Francisco 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 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
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/15/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
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: December 15, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Katherine Sinclair, Deputy
cc: J Pigg, B Borbon
C.45
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:December 15, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Grant Award #28-807 from San Francisco Foundation
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
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 #28-807 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, including agreeing to indemnify and hold the Grantor harmless
for claims arising out of the County’s performance under this Agreement.