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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVIS i RS :; Contra
�4 's Costa
FROM: Danna Fabella, Acting Director
Employment and Human Services Department °°sra n`w
County
DATE: March 31, 2006 C, • \-A V
SUBJECT: Thomas J. Long Foundation Funding for the Service Integration Program, Bay Point Works
Program in support of the Bay Point Community Center
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)9 BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the acting Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, in
collaboration with Volunteer and Emergency Services Team In Action (VESTIA), to apply for and accept
Thomas J. Long Foundation funding in ari amount up to $25,000 for the Service Integration Program, Bay Point
Works Program in support of the Bay Point Community Center for the term of July 1, 2006 through June 30,
2007.
(#29-235-0)
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
EHSD Service Integration Program, to receive up to $25,000 for the Bay Point Works Program. No County
Match.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT
This program will support all five community outcomes in the Children's Report Card, (1) Children Ready for
and Succeeding in School, (2) Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood;
(3) Families that are Economically Self Sufficient, (4)Families that are Safe Stable and Nurturing, and,
(5) Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families by increasing the
economic self sufficiency of residents and strengthening community bonds.
BACKGROUND:
Public agencies requesting funds from the Thomas J. Long Foundation are required to have fiscal sponsors with
501(c)(3) status. For the purposes of this grant application, Volunteer and Emergency Services Team in Action
(VESTIA) will act as the fiscal agent for EHSD, Service Integration Program in support of the Bay Point Works
Program.
Overseen by the Contra Costa Service Integration Program, Bay Point Works (BPW) is a neighborhood-based
project that strives to advance the economic well being of Bay Point residents, while providing meaningful
opportunities for them to actively engagel in the revitalization of their community. Over the past seven years,
BPW has played a pivotal role in increasing the economic self-sufficiency of Bay Point residents. Through its
unique county-community partnership model, BPW has developed and implemented a wide range of
employment-related services and community-building activities designed to fill service gaps and address priority
interests and needs identified by residents of Bay Point. This approach has connected hundreds of Bay Point
residents with employment, while providing them with meaningful opportunities to develop their leadership
skills and enhance quality of life in their community.
Through this approach, BPW has been instrumental in significantly raising employment rates of Bay Point
CalWORKS participants. As a result, Bay Point CaIWORKs participants have maintained the highest
employment rates across all districts in Contra Costa for the last seven year,,$K?
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES I SIGNATURE:
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of-APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURES
ACTION OF B AR/ON ( APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
_ n I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
�t UNANIMOUS(ABSENT � AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
- YES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED
JOHN CULLEN6tLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact: PAUL BUDDENHAGEN—EHSD SIT 3-1793
cc: EHSD CONTRACTS UNIT—EB
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY 6? ! DEPUTY
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER