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Authorize the County's contribution of $1,750 from the General Fund contribution allocated to District 2 to benefit Food is Free Solano dba Food is Free Bay Area
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
Supervisor Monica Brown requests that the Board of Supervisors authorize the County's contribution of $1,750 from the General Fund contribution allocated to District 2 to benefit Food is Free Solano dba Food is Free Bay Area.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Food is Free Solano ($1,750)
Food is Free Solano dba Food is Free Bay Area is a local free food resource run completely by volunteers and supported by the local community. These funds will be used to provide much needed financial resources to ensure that the Benicia Summer Food Program continues to serve students and families impacted by food insecurity over the summer months.
The Benicia Summer Food Program will be a site-based food resource at the Benicia Library, where many children and families experience food insecurity frequently during the summer months. The Benicia Summer Food Program will include food distribution at the Benicia Library once weekly for a period of 9 weeks, starting in June 2024. It is expected that this program will reach at least 100 households with an estimated impact on 300 individuals.
The Solano County Board of Supervisors approved a similar $2,000 contribution from District 2 to Food is Free Solano on May 14, 2024.
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 directed County Counsel to provide guidelines on how to recommend funding for qualifying agencies or programs. The guidelines are as follows:
1) Each supervisor must submit the proposed expenditure to the County Counsel and the Auditor/Controller for i...
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