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FROM: Mark Finucane , Health Services Director Contra
By : Elizabeth A. Spooner , Contracts Administrator �JI �`
Costa
DATE: June 9;,. 1988
County
SUBJECT: Approve Submission of Funding Application 429-203-33 to the
State Department of Health Services for the Supplemental Food
Program for Women , Infants and Children (WIC)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION :
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute on behalf of the
County, Funding Application 429-203-33 for submission to the
. State Department of Health Services in the amount of $371 , 624
fox the period October 1 , 1988 - September 30 , 1989 for the
Supplemental Food Program for Women , Infants and Children (WIC) .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT :
Approval of this application by the State will result in
$371 , 624 of federal funding through the State for the WIC
Program, a four percent increase over last year ' s funding for
this program. Sources of funding are as follows :
Federal funding through the State $371 , 624
Department of Health Services
County Share ( In-Kind) 14 ,586
Total Program $386 , 210
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND :
For over twelve years the County has participated in the WIC
Program with the State . This is a mandated program under the
Community Health Services Division of the State Department of
Health Services . Funding Application #29-203-33 requests
continuation of the program through September 30 , 1989 .
WIC is a nutrition education , nutrition counseling and food
supplemental program for low-income pregnant , postpartum and
breast feeding women , infants and children at nutritional risk.
Approximately 5 ,330 clients receive food vouchers and nutrition
education through this program.
In order to meet the State ' s deadline for submission , draft
copies of the application have already been forwarded to the
State Department of Health Services , but subject to Board
approval .
The Board Chairman should sign four copies of the application,
three of which should then be returned to the Contracts and
Grants Unit for submission to the State .
DG
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _ YES SIGNATURE: 2.0-/,
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDAT ON F BOARD C16MMITTEE y
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S :
ACTION OF BOARD ON JUN 4q7 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
��. 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES; NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED JUN 2 1 198$
Auditor-Controller (Claims) ---- ---- ----
State Dept. Of Health Serv-.ces PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINI!: !RAT-OR
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