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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	April 18, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Application #29-809 with the Richmond – Environmental and Community Investment Agreement (ECIA) Community Grant Program

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/18/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Lavonna Martin, 925-313-7704
cc:	Tasha Scott Marcy Wilhelm

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: April 18, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or his designee, to transmit an application along with the necessary certification and assurances to the City of Richmond and request funds up to $11,000 for the Environmental and Community Investment Agreement (ECIA) Community Grant Program to operate the CCYCS Youth Advisory Board for the period from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The funds requested of the ECIA Community Grant Program are essential to providing stipends for youth participating on the Contra Costa Youth Continuum of Services (CCYCS) Youth Advisory Board. No additional County funds are required.

BACKGROUND:

The Health Services Department Homeless Program is seeking funding through the Richmond – ECIA Community Grant Program to support the CCYCS Youth Advisory Board. The purpose of the CCYCS Youth Advisory Board is to continuously improve the youth experience at CCYCS and to increase access to housing services for homeless youth throughout Contra Costa. The Youth Advisory Board will be made up of 5 CCYCS participants/alumni per term (10 youth annually) who are dedicated to advocacy and leadership. Funding will pay for stipends for participating members of the board. CCYCS has provided outreach, short-term shelter, transitional housing, goal-oriented counseling, educational and vocational opportunities to homeless and street youth, ages 14-24, in West County since April 2002. Since that time, CCYCS has serviced over 1,200 unduplicated youth in its temporary shelter and transitional housing programs.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If not approved, Health Services Department will not receive the additional funds to support CCYCS Youth Advisory Board and without such funding, will not be able to offer paid youth leadership positions in our agency.