To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Accept donation of $1,000 from the Humboldt Ride to End AIDS Fundraising Event
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health Director, or a designee thereof, to accept a donation of $1,000 from the Humboldt Ride to End AIDS Fundraising Event to be deposited into the Humboldt County Public Health Small Grants Trust for HIV program-related expenses; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to provide the Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health with one (1) fully executed certified copy of the Board order related to this item.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
The recommended actions support the following areas of the Board of Supervisors' Strategic Plan:
Area of Focus: Safe & Healthy Communities
Strategic Plan Category: 1002- Remove barriers to quality healthcare
DISCUSSION:
On Sunday, June 2, 2024, Adventures Edge teamed up with local cyclist, Melanie Williams, to host a benefit ride to end AIDS as part of a challenge to raise funds for AIDS LifeCycle 2024. The ride was 100 kilometers from Adventure's Edge in Arcata to Loleta, stopping at the Jersey Scoop for a snack, and returning to Arcata. The fundraiser was a huge success, and in recognition of the local work done by the Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health's ("DHHS - Public Health") North Coast AIDS Project ("NorCAP"), a portion of the proceeds were donated thereto.
NorCAP has been providing services, including, without limitation, case management, to connect people living with HIV to medical care and other supportive services since the 1980s. NorCAP expanded services in 2012 to include outreach to marginalized populations in the county at high risk for HIV, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted diseases, many of whom also experience homelessness and subst...
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