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FROM: JOE VALENTINE, DIRECTOR
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DATE: December 20, 2005 � � A��"�� Co u nty
SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE
COMMUNITY FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAM
Specific Request(S)or Recommendation (S) &Background and Justification
RECOMMENDATION (S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Community Services Department Director, or designee,to
submit a grant application to the California Nevada Community Action Partnership for a FY
2006 Community Food and Nutrition Program (CFNP) Mini-Grant in the amount of$5,000
for proposed program services at Community Services Department Child Care Centers.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This application is funded through the California Nevada Community Action Partnership. If
funding for this application is awarded to the Department it will be reflected in the FY 2006-
2007 budget. There will be no net County cost to this contract.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The Community Services Department (CSD) supports two of Contra Costa County's
community outcomes: "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School" and "Families that
are Safe, Stable and Nurturing." These outcomes are achieved by offering comprehensive
services, including high quality early childhood education, nutrition, and health to low-
income children throughout Contra Costa County.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONSBACKGROUND:
The Community Services Department is requesting $5,000 of California Nevada
Community Action Partnership dollars to provide additional program services to eligible
children and families who are receiving service at the Department's 18 Child Care Centers.
The grant application is due on December 21, 2005. Please see the attached 16 point
narrative for additional information.
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CSD (3 orig.,signed,sealed copies)
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Califotrlia/Nevada CommunityActiotl Partnership
Community Food and Nutrition Program (CFNP)Mini Gratlt 2006
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INCOMING FUNDS NARRATIVE STATEMENT
1 PROJECT/PROGRAM TITLE. California Nevada Community Action
Partnership Community Food and Nutrition Program (CFNP) Mini Grant 2006
2. FUNDING AGENCY. California Nevada Community Action Partnership
3. SUBMITTAL STATUS. Request for one-time funding for Community Food and
Nutrition Program (CFNP) Mini Grant
4. PROPOSED TERM, Funding is requested for the period from February 1, 2006
through July 30, 2006.
5. CURRENT FUNDING. There is no current funding for this project,
6. FUTURE FUNDING. N/A This is a one-time request to fund the development of
projects that support and promote innovative approaches to improving nutrition for
low-income adults and children.
7. BUDGET SUMMARY,
Instructional Materials/Su lies $5)000
Total $51000
8. STAFFING REQUIREMENTS. Contra Costa County operates the Community
Action Programs administered by the Community Services Department. No new staff
will be required.
9. PROGRAM NEED. Due to the growing prevalence of c dhood obesity, CSD has
elected to focus for this1"i'"LA-Lgrant, on the development and implementation of a best
practice to teach c en to self-select age appropriate portions sizes for their meals
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served by Community Services Department Child Care Centers.
10. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROGRAMS. N/A
11. PROJECT GOALS. The goal of this mini-grant project is to develop and implement
a policy that incorporates the use of appropriate serving sizes in family style dining in
the early childhood development setting.
12. STATED OBJECTIVES.
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Children will eat a variety of foods while self-selecting age appropriate serving
sizes of all foods offered during family style dining.
• Teachers and parents in one pilot classroom and two test classrooms will be
trained to identify age appropriate serving sizes and will demonstrate adherence to
age appropriate serving size guidelines.
• Teachers will be trained to respond to serving size related challenges in the family
style dining setting.
• Children will learn to use graduated serving size utensils to serve themselves age
appropriate serving sizes.
• Staff, teachers, and parents will be trained to model the use of age appropriate
serving sizes while eating a variety of foods.
13_ ACTIVITY SUMMARY, CSD staff will design guidelines and interventions to train
teachers and parents strategies for the promotion of age-appropriate food serving
portions during family style meals at CSD Child Care Centers.
14. EVALUATION METHOD(S).
Direct observation in selected classrooms with data collection performed by trained
observers both pre and post intervention.
15. CHANGES COMPARED TO PRIOR YEAR (if any). N/A, this is a one-time
request
16. POTENTIAL CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES. None. Public reception of the
county's Child Development Program remains positive. Improvement of services in
the County will foster this public image.