Advisory Body: Economic Opportunity Council (EOC) 

Meeting Time/Location: Every 2nd Thursday of the month/40 Douglas Dr, Martinez, CA 

Interim Chair: Kathy Jones, Low-Income Seat 1 

Staff Support: Joanne Sanchez-Rosa, Administrative Services Assistant III 

Reporting Period: January 2012 – December 2012 

 

Recommendation 

ACCEPT the 2012 Annual Report of the Economic Opportunity Council Advisory Board. 

 

Activities 

. Onsite monitoring of the recipients of Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds 
and their impact on addressing community needs and access to services: 
. CCC Health Services Department Emergency Youth Shelter 
. City of Richmond Summer Youth Employment Program 
. Contra Costa Clubhouses 
. Opportunity Junction 
. Bay Area Legal Aid 


All programs were reported as meeting their contract requirements and fulfilling their 
contracts for addressing and meeting community needs. 

 

. EOC members participated in the following community service outreach projects. 
o Deatra Pope-Sherman, Domingo Delgadillo, Joe McFerran and 2 EOC staff 
members visited Loaves & Fishes in Pittsburg. 
o Julie Mason, Deatra Pope-Sherman, 2 EOC staff members, and a Clerical 
Assistant Trainee visited Monument Crisis Center. 
o Joe McFerran, 2 EOC staff members, participated in the 2012 Project Homeless 
Connect 8 in Concord. 
o Rachelle Gomez, Jelani Killings and 2 EOC staff visited Contra Costa Food Bank 
in Antioch. 




 

Accomplishments 

. The BOS Community Action Month presentation occurred on May 8th. 
. 3,880 households were served in the LIHEAP services and 784 homes were weatherized 
through the Weatherization Program. 
. 19 Clerical Assistant Trainees completed this CSB program. Four obtained employment. 


Attendance/Representation 

. Nine general business meetings were scheduled in 2012. Eight of the nine general 
business meetings achieved quorum. 
. Joint meeting of the EOC, Head Start/Early Head Start Policy Council, and Board of 
Supervisors occurred on April 16th. 
. Joint orientation and training was held with the Head Start/Early Head Start Policy 
Council in September. 



Training/Certification 

. 2 EOC members attended the one-day Facilitative Leadership Conference on January 
21st. 
. Joint Meeting of the EOC, PC, and the Board of Supervisors was held in April. 
. Chair, Julie Mason, Public Sector 2 member, Deatra Pope-Sherman, and Private/Non-
Profit member, Abiud Amaro Diaz, attended the Cal/Neva Learning Institute training 
on February 23, 2012 in San Francisco. 
. Vice-Chair, Kathy Jones, Public Sector 4 member, Christine Sevier, and EOC staff 
member attended the Cal/Neva Region IX Annual Conference in March. 
. The EOC and PC joint orientation and training was held on September 29th. 
. EOC members, Abiud Amaro Diaz and Deatra Pope-Sherman and 2 EOC staff members 
attended the 2012 Annual Advisory Bodies Training. 


 

2013 Proposed Work Plan 
. Hold the Community Action Public Hearing in Spring of 2013. The EOC will receive 
public input on needed services in the community. 


 

. The 2014-2015 Community Action Plan will be submitted to Ca Department of 
Community Services and Development July 2013. The CAP will include results of the 
Community Assessment, Public Hearing, and Strategic Plan. 


 

. Increase community involvement and information sharing in the areas of interest 
identified in the Community Action Plan, which are: violence awareness, 
unemployment, safety, housing, and access to health care. 


 

. Release Request for Proposals for Community Action service providers to be funded by 
the Community Services Block Grant in 2014-2015.