REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
September 15, 2020
FROM
CORWIN PORTER, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT
Title
Contracts for CalFresh Healthy Living Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve contracts with the following agencies to provide CalFresh Healthy Living services in a combined total amount not to exceed $1,908,900, for the contract period of October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2022:
1. San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, in the amount of $1,556,700.
2. St. Mary Medical Center, in the amount of $352,200.
(Presenter: Corwin Porter, 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.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The total amount of $1,908,900 is 100% federally funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed). Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Department of Public Health's (DPH) 2020-21 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
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 physically active lifestyle to prevent the onset of nutrition related chronic disease. This ongoing effort is expected to reach 16,000 individuals annually in San Bernardino County.
PROCUREMENT
On March 5, 2020, the Chief Executive Officer approved and authorized Human Services (HS) to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit agencies...
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