To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Gift Cards for Family, Maternal, and Child Health Programs
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to purchase on behalf of the Health Services Director, up to 60 Target gift cards each with a $25 value plus $20 for shipping and handling for a total amount not to exceed $1,520 for the Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Program within Public Health's Family, Maternal, and Child Health (FMCH) Programs for the period from April 1, 2024 through June 30, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This $1,520 expenditure will be funded by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), MCAH Programs. Funding received for this program includes financial support for eligible clients including groceries, transportation, and other items necessary to care for families served. There is no impact to the County General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Family, Maternal and Child Health Programs within the Public Health Division of Contra Costa Health operate evidence-based case management and group-based programs to provide vulnerable women and their children with education, resources, and social/emotional support during pregnancy and the early years of the child's life. We also address issues of structural racism and inequities within our communities. FMCH programs for pregnant women, new mothers and their families receive funding to supplement food and other emergency assistance including transportation and items to care for the women and their families. MCAH clients receive Target gift cards for participating in five year annual needs assessment focus groups, completing surveys and participating in key information interviews.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this request is not approved, the department will not be able to utilize funding allocated for food and emergency assistance for clients, their ...
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