REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 5, 2025
FROM
ARLENE MOLINA, Director, Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
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Purchase and Distribution of Prepaid Gas Cards and Bus Passes
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve purchase and distribution of prepaid gas cards and bus passes to provide mandated supportive services to eligible Preschool Services Department families, in an amount not to exceed $40,000, for the period of August 6, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
(Presenter: Arlene Molina, Director, 383-2078)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The $40,000 payment for the prepaid gas cards/bus passes is about 90% federally funded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, and 10% state funded by California State Preschool Program, General Child Care and Development, and the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility of Kids Home Visiting Program. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Preschool Services Department (PSD) 2025-26 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
PSD operates the federally funded Head Start and Early Head Start programs in locations throughout the County. Since 1999, PSD has operated these programs through a combination of direct and contracted services. The programs provide education, health, cognitive, social/emotional, physical growth and development, and parent-involvement services for children ages zero to five years with the overall goal of increasing the school readiness of young children in economically disadvantaged families.
PSD families often face barriers to...
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