Title
Receive an oral report update to Board Referral No. 2022.06 which sought an increase in funding allocated to the Virus Integrated Distribution of Aid (VIDA) to maintain operations through December 31, 2022.
Presenters: Krista Hanni, Public Health Program Manager II, Health and Michael Castro, Director of Community Initiatives and Partnerships, Community Foundation for Monterey County
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Health, Housing and Human Services Committee of the Board of Supervisors:
Receive an oral report update to Board Referral No. 2022.06 which sought an increase in funding allocated to the Virus Integrated Distribution of Aid (VIDA) to maintain operations through December 31, 2022.
SUMMARY:
This staff summary is an update to Board Referral No 2022.06, VIDA Project Extension, which sought an increase in funding allocated to the Virus Integrated Distribution of Aid (VIDA) Project to maintain operations through December 31, 2022. The VIDA Project, formerly known as the Community Outreach and Education Pilot Project ("Pilot Project") is a partnership between the County of Monterey and the Community Foundation for Monterey County focused on addressing the disparate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in low-income and Communities of Color. Using the community health worker (CHW) model, the VIDA Project is implemented in collaboration between the County of Monterey, the Community Foundation for Monterey County and community-based organizations (CBO's) focused on specific census tracts of the lowest quartile of the Healthy Places Index (HPI Census Tracts). The purpose of the VIDA Project is to raise community awareness and education and provide system navigation to help community members access resources for adequate isolation and quarantine, and COVID-19 testing and vaccines.
The VIDA project began in December 2021 through a funding allocation of $4,989,651 from General Fund Reserve, and Cannabis Tax fund accounts by the Board of S...
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