To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Community Action Plan
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
AUTHORIZE the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to sign, and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to sign and submit, to the California Department of Community Services and Development, the County's 2026-2027 Community Action Plan to ameliorate poverty and increase self-sufficiency for impacted Contra Costa County residents.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact. The State of California will prepare and distribute a Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) contract for Conta Costa County once the State receives notice of its 2026 allocation.
BACKGROUND:
The Community Action Plan (CAP) guides the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program operated by the Community Services Bureau (CSB) of the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD). The CAP is developed based on a Community Needs Assessment (CNA) process provided by the California Department of Community Services and Development (CSD). The CAP is a two-year plan that shows how agencies will deliver CSBG services to support activities that increase the capacity of low-income families and individuals to become self-sufficient.
The CNA is a process used to determine unmet needs of low-income individuals, families, and communities. The CNA informs CSBG-eligible entities how to utilize CSBG funds to meet the needs of low-income persons in their service areas in accordance with the assurances in the CSBG Act.
Public Law 105-285 (the CSBG Act) and the California Government Code require that CSD secure a CAP, including a CNA from each agency. Section 676(b)(11) of the CSBG Act directs that receipt of a CAP is a condition to receive funding. Section 12747(a) of the California Government Code requires the CAP to assess poverty-related needs, availabl...
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