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Authorize the County's contribution of $1,000 from the General Fund contribution allocated to District 3 to benefit The Leaven
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Published Notice Required? Yes ____ No _X__
Public Hearing Required? Yes ____ No _X__
DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
Supervisor Jim Spering requests that the Board of Supervisors authorize the County's contribution of $1,000 from the General Fund contribution allocated to District 3 to benefit the Leaven.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Justification:
During the 2018/19 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:
The Leaven ($1,000)
The Leaven, a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization, works in partnership with members of the local community, including businesses, police and fire departments, local governments, school administrators and teachers, church groups and concerned neighbors to bring after-school mentoring and tutoring programs as a revitalization tool to struggling neighborhoods where drop-out rates are out of control and gangs threaten the peace of the community.
The Leaven is headquartered in Fairfield. To date, the organization operates 20 after-school centers, 7 in the Fairfield-Suisun area, as well as centers in Benicia/Vallejo, Vacaville, Napa, Concord, Richmond and 2 centers in Southern California.
Guidelines for Grant Funding Requests:
During the 2018/19 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 programs. The guidelines are as follows:
1) Each supervisor must submit the proposed expenditure to the County Counsel and the Auditor/Controller for initial review.
2) The Board must approve the expenditure by a majority vote.
3) The Board must determine ...
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