To: Board of Supervisors
From: Kendra Carr & Peter Kim, Co-Directors Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice
Report Title: Implementation Plan for the African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub (AAHWRH)
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. CONSIDER approving the Implementation Plan for the African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub (AAHWRH) for administration by the Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice (ORESJ) and PROVIDE direction to the ORESJ on next steps for implementation; and 2. CONSIDER agendizing a discussion for a future meeting to discuss a possible ongoing Measure X allocation to support the African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub beginning in FY29-30. (Kendra Carr and Peter Kim, Co-Directors of the Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice).
FISCAL IMPACT:
Previous allocations include a total of $8.9 million in one-time allocations. The African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub (AAHWRH) will be funded by $7.9 million in one-time Measure X funds. $7.5 million was allocated by the Board of Supervisors on April 22, 2024 towards the establishment and operation of the African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub with an initial priority focus on East County communities. The Board allocated an additional $400,000 on June 10, 2025 to support African American males, and directed that these funds be included in the?implementation of the African American Holistic Wellness and Resource Hub.
Previously, the Board of Supervisors allocated funding and approved the AAHWRH Feasibility Study contract for $180,000 (July 9, 2024), which was funded out of other one-time Measure X funds managed by the Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice. Additionally, in December 2023, the Board of Supervisors allocated $1 million in one-time Measure X funding for African American healing and wellness services. In May 2025, a cohort of 13 Black-led community-b...
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