TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ryan J. Alsop - Chief Executive Officer
REPORT BY: Victoria Knoblock - BOS Staff Aide
SUBJECT: Community Grants Funding Request for Various Nonprofit Organizations
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize allocation of Board of Supervisors' District 2 community grant funds to Mentis, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Latino Leadership Development Program Scholarship, Boys and Girls Club of Napa Valley, Cope Family Center, and Puertas Abiertas Community Resource Center to provide support and community benefit. (Fiscal Impact: $5,000 Expense; Budgeted; General Fund; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
The Board of Supervisors may allocate community grant funds for nonprofit support and community benefit. The purpose of this allocation is to support five nonprofit's mission.
The first is Mentis, a 501(c)3 nonprofit community-based mental wellness organization addressing the many dimensions of Mental Health from prevention to treatment. The amount of $1,000 of Board of Supervisors' District 2 community grant will be used to help fund early intervention programs, outpatient services and residential services as well as therapeutic support groups and community education.
The second is the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Latino Leadership Development Program Scholarship which empowers and equips emerging Latino leaders with the skills necessary to take active roles in government, non-profit, and for-profit boards and commissions. The amount of $1,000 of Board of Supervisors' District 2 community grant will be donated to fund two Scholarships for two individuals to attend the program.
The third is Boys & Girls Club of Napa Valley, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, that offers the youth of Napa after school programs and summer camps throughout the year at various school campuses and the clubhouse on Pueblo Avenue in Napa. The amount of $1,000 of Board of Supervisors' District 2 community grant will be used to fund these programs.
The fourth is...
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