HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03152011 - C.40RECOMMENDATION(S):
Appoint the following individual to the District 1 seat on the Family and Children's Trust
Committee to a two year term expiring on 9/30/11 as recommended by Supervisor Gioia:
Demetria Saunders
Richmond, CA 94804
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
The Family and Children’s Trust Committee (FACT), was established in 1982 by the
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/15/2011 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
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Kate Rauch
510-374-3231
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 15, 2011
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 40
To:Board of Supervisors
From:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Date:March 15, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Appoint Demetria Saunders to the District 1 seat on the Family and Children's Trust Committee.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
to make funding recommendations on the allocation of a variety of funds for prevention
and intervention services to reduce child abuse and neglect, provide supportive services
to families and children, and promote a more coordinated, seamless system of services
for families. Funding for FACT supported projects derived from federal and state
program legislation, and donations to the County’s Family and Children’s Trust Fund.
Every two years, the members of the FACT Committee establish a series of county
priorities for the use of these funds through review of existing data and reports and by
holding Public Hearings in various areas of the county. The Committee then develops a
competitive bidding process to select non-profit, community-based agencies that can best
provide the services determined to be most important. Program recommendations are
made to the Board of Supervisors which makes the
final funding decisions. The Committee continues to evaluate these funded programs to
ensure continued provision of quality service and achievement of stated goals.
Programs currently being supported include countywide parenting classes, therapeutic
day care for emotionally disturbed children, treatment for families, young children and
teens with both substance abuse and child abuse issues, services for homeless families,
and projects to support children whose mothers have been victims of domestic violence
and sexual assault.
The FACT Committee has up to fifteen members who are appointed by the Board and
include citizens with expertise in children’s issues, education, law, non-profit agency
management, public health, and program research/evaluation. In addition, the Director of
the Child Abuse Prevention Council sits as ex-officio member of the Committee and
participates in all matters except actually voting on funding recommendations.
Supervisor Gioia recruits for advisory boards in a variety of ways including through the
traditional media, and through his eblasts, website, and newsletters.
Ms. Saunders is an Outreach Coordinator for Youth Enrichment Strategies, a nonprofit
that sends low-income teens to summer camps. She has worked for Americorps in
Richmond volunteered in various capacities for Manzanita Charter School, Salesian High
School, St. Martin de Porres Catholic School, the OKO Academy, and the East Bay
Perinatal Council. She has a degree in anthropology from San Francisco State University.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The seat will be unfilled.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The Family and Children's Trust Committee supports all five of Contra Costa County's
The Family and Children's Trust Committee supports all five of Contra Costa County's
community outcomes:
Children Ready for and Succeeding in School;1.
Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood;2.
Families that are Economically Self Sufficient;3.
Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing; and4.
Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and
Families
5.
ATTACHMENTS
Demetria Saunders Application #1
Demetria Saunders Application #2