Board approves no-cost MOU for Connected Beginnings, citing $2 million award to Sutter County

Feb 25, 2026

Sutter County will participate in Connected Beginnings, a coordinated 0'5 maternal behavioral-health initiative; Michelle Blake said the county was selected as one of six statewide and awarded $2,000,000 over three years, and the board approved a no-cost memorandum formalizing partner roles.

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Michelle Blake, executive director of the Sutter County Children and Families Commission, presented Connected Beginnings, a cross-system, countywide initiative focused on maternal and early-childhood behavioral health. Blake told the board, "Sutter County was selected as one of only 6 counties statewide through a competitive process, and we were awarded $2,000,000 over 3 years," and described the MOU as a no-cost agreement that formalizes partnerships without creating general-fund obligations.

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