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Purdue Extension to use county-managed Community Foundation account for food-security programs after Board of Health approval
Summary
Purdue Extension said the Board of Health approved $23,345 for food-security programming; the county will sign an MOU to route the money through the local Community Foundation account held by the Food Security Alliance so programming can begin.
Mindy Duckett of Purdue Extension told the Fulton County commissioners on July 21 that the county Board of Health approved $23,345 in Healthy Food Initiative (HFI) funding for Extension programming and asked the commissioners to confirm there were no fiscal or procedural problems with using a Community Foundation account to administer the grant.
Duckett said the funding will support repeat programming the county has run in prior years: classes such as Dine with Diabetes and Steps to a Healthier You (a Mediterranean-style diet course), teen cuisine cooking lessons, and distribution of food boxes to food-insecure groups. She said a hydroponics demonstration that had appeared in past summaries will not be repeated this cycle.
Duckett summarized the proposed flow of funds: the Food Security Alliance maintains an account with the Community Foundation; the health department and Purdue Extension previously used an MOU so the Community Foundation could disburse funds to Extension for programming. Duckett said, "What we had asked for was $23,345. They approved that, but they asked that we just bring it before you just to make sure that there weren't any problems." She said Extension will use the same MOU with any minor tweaks required for the current funding.
Commissioners indicated agreement with the plan and asked staff to prepare or route the standard MOU so Extension can receive the check and begin programming. No formal vote was recorded; staff said they would move forward with an MOU and notify parties when the check is available.
Ending: With the Board of Health approval and the proposed MOU structure, Purdue Extension expects to begin the approved HFI programs after the county executes the necessary MOU and the Community Foundation disburses funds.
