TO: Napa County Housing Commission
FROM: Jennifer Palmer, Executive Director
REPORT BY: Alex Carrasco, Project Manager
SUBJECT: 2025 Kaiser Permanente Napa Solano Sponsorship and Grants Program
RECOMMENDATION
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2025 Kaiser Permanente Community Health Grants Program. For discussion only, no action needed.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Kaiser Permanente (KP) supports a range of activities to enrich the health of our communities through the local sponsorships and grants program including the Community Health Grants Program. The funding is used to strengthen and enhance programs and organizations that address the health needs of our most vulnerable residents. Staff applied for funding in March with the goal of establishing onsite housing navigation workshops to assist lodgers with rental housing navigation, landlord incentives ($500 cash incentive to landlords who agree to lease to a lodger for 12 months, housing application and deposit assistance, and system coordination (pilot program). Although the grant application did not receive the $25,000 award, Kaiser Permanente determined that the proposed initiative would receive a $10,000 donation. Today’s discussion provides an overview of how funds will be utilized to support lodgers at the county-owned farmworker centers.
PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS
1. Staff Report
2. Public Comment
3. Discussion and direction to staff
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 1538 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Kaiser Permanente’s Community Health Grant Program focuses on sponsorship of local events and initiatives that enrich the health of our communities. Sponsorship requests range from $1,000 to $25,000. Eligibility criteria focused on an event or initiative that aligns with Community Health Needs Assessment (access to care, housing and homelessness, income & employment, mental/behavioral health).