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Authorize the County's contribution of $500 from the General Fund contribution allocated to District 4 to benefit the following organization, California Human Development
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
Supervisor Vasquez requests that the Board of Supervisors authorize the County's contribution of $500 from the General Fund contribution allocated to District 4 to benefit the following organization, California Human Development.
SUMMARY / DISCUSSION:
For more than 55 years, California Human Development (CDH) has been committed to empowering individuals from underserved communities across California. Their programs focus on fostering self-sufficiency and independence by providing affordable housing, job training, education, and essential support services to thousands of individuals and families each year. CHD was founded to serve Northern California's hardworking farmworkers, who are the backbone of our agricultural industry. Their Dixon Farmworker Services office is preparing for opening day to support the new season at the Dixon Migrant Center on Wednesday April 17, 2024, located at 7290 Radio Station Road, Dixon, CA 95620.
The Dixon Migrant Center provides low-cost housing for migrant families with agricultural or cannery income and offers 2, 3, and 4-bedroom houses for migrant families at a daily rate of $11.50 - $12.50 a day. Each year before the Farming season begins in the Dixon area, they work with partners to ensure the families entering the center have the supplies they need. This year they are looking to provide 84 families with household cleaning and maintenance supplies and seeking donations to support this mission.
Guidelines for Grant Funding Requests:
During the 2023/24 Budget Hearings, the Board appropriated $75,000, $15,000 to each supervisorial district, to allow Board members to support community service programs. The Board ...
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