REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
September 26, 2023
FROM
JOSHUA DUGAS, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to Contracts for CalFresh Healthy Living Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 2 to contracts with the following agencies to provide CalFresh Healthy Living services, increasing the amounts by a total of $1,045,301 from $2,954,201 to $3,999,502, and extending the contract term one additional year, for the total contract period of October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2024:
1. San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, Contract No. 20-889, increasing the contract by $851,598 from $2,408,298 to $3,259,896.
2. St. Mary Medical Center, Contract No. 20-890, increasing the contract by $193,703, from $545,903 to $739,606.
(Presenter: Joshua Dugas, Director, 387-9146)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The contract increases totaling $1,045,301 are funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) through the California Department of Public Health (State). Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Department of Public Health's (DPH) 2023-24 budget and will be included in the 2024-25 recommended budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DPH receives State SNAP-Ed funding to support nutrition education and obesity prevention programs. The State requires DPH to use this funding to collaborate and subcontract with other entities with the goal of helping low-income Californians establish healthy eating habits and encouraging a physically active lifestyle to prevent t...
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