To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Social Services
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Agreement with Redwood Community Action Agency (RCAA) to Assist with CalFresh Outreach and Support Activities
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute, the agreement with Redwood Community Action Agency (RCAA) to assist the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) increased utilization of CalFresh benefits by eligible households in an amount not to exceed $178,006.02; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to route the 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:
Redwood Community Action Agency (RCAA) provides a wide range of services to low- and moderate-income residents in Humboldt County, with the long-term goal of empowering individuals to improve their own lives and become self-sufficient. RCAA has partnered with DHHS on CalFresh Outreach over the past 7 years by integrating CalFresh outreach and application assistance into its services and client contacts through its various programs including the North Coast Community Garden Collaborative, Adult and Family Services Division, Energy Services and the Youth Service Bureau.
RCAA serves the target audience that CalFresh seeks to reach. The agency's programs reach tens of thousands of residents as well as families who are provided personalized messages through outreach and education. Additional retention assistance efforts will help hundreds of families retain important nutrition assistance benefits for as long as they are needed. Implemented tools will continue to be used to assess whether messaging and activities are making a difference in their efforts to enroll and retain clients.
With the execution of this agreement, RCAA will assist DHHS in increasing CalFresh utilization by eligible...
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