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Contra
Costa
FROM: Don Cruze v '
Director,Administrative Support S'e i s °�' County
Employment and Human Services Dep ent 7
DATE: October 20,2003
SUBJECT: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to
ACCEPT funding from FIRST 5 Contra Costa Children and Families Commission in the
amount of$768,500 for Home Visiting for the period of July 1,2003 through June 30, 2004.
(#29-131-1)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&a BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMEND°I AC 11ON:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to
ACCEPT funding from FIRST 5 Contra Costa Children and Families Commission in the amount of$768,500
for Home Visiting for the period of July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004. (#29-131-1)
FIN A CI A L IMPACT•
EHSD to receive $768,500; 100%FIRST 5 Contra Costa Children and Families Commission, Home Visiting
Grant. No County Cost.
BACKGROUND:
The FIRST 5 Contra Costa Children and Families Commission has made funding available for Home'Visiting
as part of their mission to foster optimal development of children zero to five years of age.
The funding will be used to support the Welcome Home Baby Program (WHB). WHB is a prevention and early
intervention program providing home visiting for first-time families. The identification of first-time families and
provision of weekly home visits emphasizing infant bonding and nurturing child development, health education
and medical care, and assistance with employment,housing, transportation and childcare can provide
appreciable reductions in child abuse and neglect and other significant health and education concerns.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: Y SIGNATURE:
"RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
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ACTION OF SO�PIRD }N r Ed i L '� !_% APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED -C3 d t
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ASSENT f� � "{ � ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED `" �7 ,
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JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY ' y.. ��` ,� tom, ,DEPUTY
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER
MARY KAY MILLER-ER:SD
SHERRY RUFINI-EHSD , `