To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Social Services
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Agreement with St. Joseph Health Northern California, LLC., d.b.a. St. Joseph Hospital of Eureka to Assist with CalFresh Outreach and Support Activities
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute, the agreement with St. Joseph Hospital of Eureka to assist the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) increase utilization of CalFresh benefits by eligible households in an amount not to exceed $163,855; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to route the fully executed Agreement to the DHHS-Contract Unit for forwarding to DHHS- Social Services Administration.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Social Services Fund 1160
DISCUSSION:
St. Joseph Hospital of Eureka (SJH-Eureka) provides a wide range of healthcare services to all persons in need of medical care. Special attention is given to the most vulnerable populations through the Community Benefits Department by partnering with likeminded organizations in the community to improve the health status of indigent people living in Humboldt County. SJH-Eureka has partnered with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) on CalFresh Outreach over the past several years by integrating CalFresh Outreach and application assistance into its Willow Creek, Blue Lake, Rio Dell and Loleta Community Resource Center site-all working in collaboration with the Humboldt Network of Family Resource Centers.
After seeing the success and benefits of adding community-based access points to CalFresh enrollment and navigation services, SJH-Eureka partnered directly with DHHS in 2010 to integrate CalFresh Outreach into the Eureka and Loleta Community Resource Centers (CRCs), Paso a Paso programs, and Healthy Kids Humboldt (HKH). The 2010 expansion allowed SJH-Eureka to increase its reach to include the working poor, the uninsured and underin...
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