HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07272010 - C.22RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee,
to accept funding from the First Five Contra Costa Children and Families Commission,
Family Support Grant in an amount not to exceed $580,312 to coordinate and administer
Welcome Home Baby, a family support program, for the period July 1, 2010 through June
30, 2011.
FISCAL IMPACT:
County to receive $580,312; 100% First Five Contra Costa Family and Children
Commission, Family Support Grant. No County cost.
BACKGROUND:
The Welcome Home Baby Program (WHB) is a prevention and early intervention program
providing home visiting for first time families. The provision of home visits emphasizes
infant bonding and nurturing child development, health education and medical care, and
assistance with employment, housing, transportation, and child care can provide appreciable
reductions in child abuse and reglect and other signaificant health
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 07/27/2010 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: Elaine Burres,
313-1717
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: July 27, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: KATHERINE SINCLAIR, Deputy
cc:
C. 22
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Joe Valentine, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:July 27, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:First Five Contra Costa Children and Families Commission, Family Support Grant Funding
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
and education concerns.
Pregnant and new mothers benefit from a home visitor to ensure that they enter prenatal
care early, keep routine prenatal appointments, and recieve information about healthy child
development, nutrition, safety, breastfeeding, and other supports necessary for a healthy
delivery, postpartum up to three years after birth.
Employment and Human Services provides administration and coordiantion for the WHB
home visitation program with prevention and early intervention focus providing families
with home visittaton services emphasizing bonding and nurturing child development.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The funding will support two of the community outcomes established in the Children's
Report Card, 4) "Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing" and 5) "Communities that
are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families", by providing
services to first-time families for children to be healthy, ready to learn, and supported in
safe, nurturing families and communities.