Title
Receive the Monterey County Community Action Commission Summary Report for 2016 and 2017.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Receive and accept the Monterey County Community Action Commission Summary Report for 2016 and 2017.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) administered by each state provides core funding to local agencies to reduce poverty, revitalize low-income communities and to empower low-income families to become self-sufficient. The CSBG network consists of more than 1,000 agencies that create, coordinate and deliver programs and services to low-income Americans in every county. Community representation and accountability are hallmarks of the CSBG network, where agencies are governed by a tri-partite board. The Community Action Commission structure consists of low-income, private and public sectors. This summary report provides the Board of Supervisors with a condensed description of the Community Action Commission activities, priorities, accomplishments and developments over the last two years. During this period the Community Action Commission was introduced to the Results Oriented Management and Accountability, or ROMA, a performance-based initiative designed to preserve the anti-poverty focus of community action and to promote greater effectiveness among state and local agencies receiving CSBG funds. Calendar Years 2016 and 2017 have been years of transition and multiple challenges due to several changes at the state and federal level. In addition to the community needs assessment, funding allocations, and monitoring of service contracts, the Community Action Commission developed a Strategic Plan which will be updated every two years to assist in guiding agency’s operations.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Community Action Commission serves in an advisory capacity to the Community Action Partnership which collaborates with multiple community based organizations in this county.
FINANCING:
Recommended actions have no budgetary impact.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:
The activities of the Community Action Commission identified in this summary report correlate to the Economic Development and Health & Human Services Strategic Initiatives adopted by the Board of Supervisors by working towards strengthening economic development to ensure a diversified and healthy economy while promoting access to equitable opportunities for healthy choices and healthy environments.
Check the related Board of Supervisors Strategic Initiatives:
x Economic Development
Administration
x Health & Human Services
Infrastructure
Public Safety
Prepared by: Margarita Zarraga, Community Affiliation Manager, x8492
Approved by: Elliott Robinson, Director, x4430
Attachment: Community Action Commission Summary Report 2016-17
Attachment is on file with the Clerk of the Board