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Authorize the County's contribution of $3,000 from the General Fund contribution allocated to District 3 to benefit North Bay Stand Down, ($750), Solano Community Symphony ($750), Alpha Pregnancy Resource Center Fairfield ($750) and Armijo High School Band Boosters ($750)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
Supervisor Jim Spering requests that the Board of Supervisors authorize the County's contribution of $3000 from the General Fund allocated to District 3 to benefit North Bay Stand Down, ($750), Solano Community Symphony ($750), Alpha Pregnancy Resource Center Fairfield ($750) and Armijo High School Band Boosters ($750)
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Justification:
During the 2016/17 Budget Hearings, the Board appropriated $5,000 to allow District 3 to support community service programs. District 3 recommends the distribution of the funding as follows:
North Bay Stand Down ($750)
North Bay Operation Hand Up is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. It operates the North Bay Stand Down, a three-day encampment for homeless and/or at-risk veterans. The veterans are provided with medical, dental, vision, recovery, housing, employment and other social services as well as food, clothing, showers, haircuts and a safe place to "stand down" for three days and two nights while volunteers provide them with "A Hand Up". Funding comes from federal, state, local and private grants and numerous donations from the community. The event has grown substantially since its inception in 2002. Some of the previously homeless veterans return annually as tent leaders to mentor those who are currently homeless. Each year, the organization successfully places a number of stand down attendees in transitional housing and rehabilitation programs. Numerous veterans receive the one or two services they need to put their lives back on track and move forward. This year's North Bay Sta...
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