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Board approves $65,000 augmentation for Support for Recovery’s Hispanic sober‑living project
Summary
After a presentation from county staff and the grantee, the Board of Supervisors approved a $65,000 augmentation to a Measure X innovation grant to allow Support for Recovery to replace planned volunteer counselors with paid staff and keep separate male and female housing.
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on April 15 approved a $65,000 augmentation to a previously awarded innovation fund grant for Support for Recovery, allowing the nonprofit to re-budget and pay counselors it had planned to rely on as volunteers. The board voted unanimously to increase the award so the program can meet Fair Labor Standards Act requirements and operate separate facilities for men and women.
The county awarded Support for Recovery a $335,830 innovation grant on March 25 to develop a 12‑bed Level 3…
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