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Authorize the County's contribution of $3,500 from the General Fund contribution allocated to District 3 to benefit Meals On Wheels ($1,200), Child Haven Inc. ($800), Rebuilding Together Solano, Inc. ($800) and Faith In Action ($700)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
Supervisor Jim Spering requests that the Board authorize the County's contribution of $3,500 from the General Fund contribution allocated to District 3 to benefit Meals On Wheels ($1,200), Child Haven Inc. ($800), Rebuilding Together Solano County, Inc. ($800) and Faith In Action ($700).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Justification:
During the 2017/18 Budget Hearings, the Board appropriated $5,000 to allow District 3 to support community service programs. District 3 recommends the distribution of the remaining funding as follows:
Meals On Wheels ($1,200)
Meals On Wheels, a non-profit 501 (c) 3 corporation, is a county-wide program. In the Fairfield-Suisun area, the organization provides over 300 seniors (60 years or older) with nutritious meals delivered to their home by a group of dedicated volunteers. These are seniors who no longer are able to cook or grocery shop for themselves.
Meals On Wheels also serves the congregate dining program at the Fairfield Senior Center where seniors can come and enjoy a nutritious meal with other seniors in the Fairfield community.
The meals are planned by a registered dietician and are prepared in the central kitchen facility in Suisun.
For many seniors, this may be the only warm meal of the day. The meal service allows many seniors to remain independent longer and stay in their homes.
Funds will be used to provide nutritious meals.
Child Haven ($800)
Child Haven, Inc, a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation, began providing services more than 30 years ago in Solano County. While the delivery of services changed slightly over the years, the mission has not. Chi...
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