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a. Receive an oral report update to Board Referral No. 2022.06 (referring Supervisor, Wendy Root Askew), which sought an increase in funding allocated to the Virus Integrated Distribution of Aid (VIDA) to maintain operations through June 30, 2023; and
b. Provide further direction, as appropriate.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors:
a. Receive an oral report update to Board Referral No. 2022.06 (referring Supervisor, Wendy Root Askew), which sought an increase in funding allocated to the Virus Integrated Distribution of Aid (VIDA) to maintain operations through June 30, 2023; and
b. Provide further direction, as appropriate.
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 June 30, 2023. 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. VIDA is implemented in collaboration between Monterey County, the Community Foundation for Monterey County and with community-based organizations (CBO's) to deploy Community Health Workers to ZIP Codes and/or census tracts of the lowest quartile of the Healthy Places Index. VIDA CHWs have provided education, system navigation to help community members access resources for adequate isolation and quarantine, and COVID-19 testing and vaccine registration and clinic supports. VIDA began in December 2020 and has continued through various funding allocations from the County and federal and philanthropic grants. Efforts have progressed through several phases and right-sizing of staffing to address new and emerging needs associated with...
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