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Authorize the County's contribution of $1,000 from the General Fund contribution allocated to District 5 to benefit recipients of the Jose Escarsega Scholarship fund administered by Grandparents and Relatives In Need (GRIN)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
Supervisor Thomson requests that the Board of Supervisors authorize the County's contribution of $1,000 from the General Fund contribution allocated to District 5 to benefit recipients of the Jose Escarsega Scholarship fund administered by Grandparents and Relatives In Need (GRIN).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Justification:
Grandparents and Relatives In Need (GRIN) is a Solano County organization providing support to grandparents and relative caregivers who are raising and providing permanency for at-risk children. These non-parent caregivers, through providing connections to services and maintaining healthy relationships and support systems, are ensuring at-risk children in their care are able to thrive in adulthood and become successful parents themselves.
The Jose Escarsega Scholarship will be awarded to students who are completing high school under the care of their grandparents, or other non-parental caregivers, and can demonstrate how this relationship has positively impacted their development into adulthood and provided the opportunity for the student to demonstrate excellence academically, athletically, or through service in their school or community. Scholarship awards will be issued for students pursuing a degree through an accredited two- or four-year college or university.
Guidelines for Grant Funding Requests:
During the 2016/17 Budget Hearings, the Board appropriated $25,000; $5,000 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 prog...
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