Kristine Solseng 925-6747809, Barbara Riveira 925-335-1018
Referral History:
On July 30, 2019 the Board of Supervisors allocated $500,000 to supplement State grand funds, the additional funding would be used in the following areas: $350,000 for Grant Funding, $125,000 for Technology Access, and $25,000 for Homeless Outreach.
During several meeting with the State and Region 3 ACBO - United Way Bay Area, the concern of reached the Hard to Count population of veterans in the community has been a topic of concern, to mitigate the efforts to reach the veteran population, staff is recommending that $20,000 of the Technology funding be redistributed to directly outreach to the veteran population which would include tabling events, social media, and via the Veterans Voices program and other outreach efforts outlined by the Veterans Office.
Referral Update:
DISCUSS and CONSIDER recommendation for Veterans and Technology Funding redistribution.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
DISCUSS and CONSIDER recommendation for Veterans and Technology Funding redistribution.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
Cost neutral, would only effect redistribution of current allocation.