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C. 48

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Date:	August 10, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Support for Stand Down on the Delta, September 10-13, 2021

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/10/2021

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:

Nathan Johnson, (925) 313-1481

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: August 10, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ENDORSE and SUPPORT the Stand Down on the Delta event for homeless veterans to be held September 10-13, 2021 at the Contra Costa Fairgrounds in Antioch.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact.

BACKGROUND:

On November 6, 2001, the Board of Supervisors referred to the Family and Human Services Committee the review of the plans and preparations for the East Bay Stand Down for Homeless
Veterans. The East Bay Stand Down is a biennial event on even numbered years, and the Family and Human Services Committee considered the report from the Veterans Service Office every

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

two years.

In September of 2015, the Delta Veterans Group held its first "Stand Down on the Delta" event, which was a four-day, three-night event where Veterans were provided full medical treatments, court and legal services, DMV, Chaplain services, housing, addiction and mental health counseling, employment and other community services.

The Veterans Service Officer presented information on the first Stand Down on the Delta at the July 20, 2015 Family and Human Services Committee (FHS) meeting. Since this stand down was expected to continue as a biennial event every odd numbered years, FHS Referral No. 56 East Bay Stand Down for Homeless Veterans was expanded to include annual informational reports alternating between the East Bay Stand Down and the Stand Down on the Delta events.

At the July 26, 2021 Family and Human Services Committee meeting, the Committee approved endorsing and supporting the Stand Down on the Delta and encouraged the Delta Veterans Group to continue their fundraising efforts to procure additional portable showers as needed for the event.

The link to the following informational video, of the 2019 Stand Down on the Delta event, was included in the FHS agenda packet. The video is narrated by U.S. Army Veteran David Boatwright, who was a previous Stand Down participant and now volunteers in the Veteran community helping others find their path to success. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur05KCRk6Ww

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The Delta Veterans Group will not receive support and outreach from the Board.