HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06042013 - C.50RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Veterans Service Officer to apply for and accept grant funding from the Friends of
the Contra Costa Commission For Women an amount not to exceed $1,509 for journals to be provided to female
veterans that have experience military sexual trauma, as recommended by the County Administrator.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No County match. This grant will provide $1,508.15 for the purchase of journals.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County Veterans Service provides Veterans, spouses and dependents assistance with obtaining benefits
from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, California Department of Veterans Affairs and other various agencies.
This grant will assist in providing improved outreach to female Veterans who might have been subject to Military
Sexual Trauma (MST). Women Veterans represent approximately 10% of our Veteran population or approximately
6,500 in Contra Costa County. Through continual outreach this number will grow. MST requires the need for
historical documentation regarding the abuse or actions taken by the Veteran. The details of these events are very
private
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/04/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Dorothy Sansoe,
925-335-1009
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: June 4, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc: Susan Ferguson
C. 50
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:June 4, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Veterans Service Department Grant Application and Acceptance
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
and difficult to express. Providing Veterans with journals enables them to organize their thoughts and document their
abuse. Providing these journals to female Veterans also enhances the relationship between the County Veterans
Service Officer and female Veterans.
Reaching out to Veterans that have suffered MST may reduce homelessness, reduce rates of suicide, increase
reintegration by providing Veterans with resources for seeking treatment and potentially provide them with
compensation.
These funds will be used to purchase 200 journals at approximately $5.60 each.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Veterans Services Department will lose the opportunity to provide these services to female veterans.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.