HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06091992 - H.A BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ^^H.A
FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director �.�lJlltra
Costa
DATE'. May 1, 1992 Cry ^
SUBJECT: CONTRIBUTION TO HOME DELIVERED MEALS PROGRAM �`�
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Accept a check from Senior Home Delivered Meals of Contra Costa, Inc.
for the Home Delivered Meals Program of the County Department of Health
Services - Public Health Division in the amount of $15, 000. These funds
were raised through the donor organization specifically for the
purchase of meals and meal delivery equipment to maintain and expand
meal delivery services to the residences of the County's homebound
elderly by the County Home Delivered Meals Program.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This contribution brings to $17, 000 the total contributions received by
the Program from Senior Home Delivered Meals of Contra Costa, Inc. ,
allowing the program to deliver approximately 10, 000 additional meals
to the homebound elderly during the current fiscal year, up to 40
additional meals each day, over what would otherwise be possible
through Federal, State and local funding sources.
III. BACKGROUND:
The County Home Delivered Meals Program is the largest program of its
kind in the County, delivering an average of 500 hot nutritious daily
meals to the residences of the homebound elderly. The program has not
received a significant government funding increase in six years, yet
has expanded program services by nearly 50% during that period.
In July 1990, staff of the Senior Nutrition Program of the County
Health Services Department and from the County Office on Aging,
established in cooperation with interested community groups Senior Home
Delivered Meals of Contra Costa, Inc. , a California Non-Profit
Corporation whose sole purpose is to raise private contributions to
maintain and expand the services of the County Home Delivered Meals
Program. The organization's Board of Directors includes representatives
from the County Senior Nutrition Program, the County Office on Aging,
West County Meals on Wheels, Family and Community Services Inc. , United
Council of Spanish Speaking Organizations Inc. ; the County Advisory
Council on Aging and the Senior Nutrition Program Advisory Council.
The corporation has received generous contributions to support home
delivered meals to seniors from civic and community o anizations,
businesses, and individuals throughout our Co nty.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S :
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED y OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
/� 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: via Health Services ATTESTED _
PHIL ATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY ,DEPUTY
M382/7-83