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Board directs $9.7M in contingency/ARPA funds to food security, clinics and rental assistance
Summary
After extensive public comment, the Board directed one‑time allocations from contingency/ARPA funds: $5.0 million to a coordinated Food Security Collaborative (including Loaves & Fishes central kitchen and Meals on Wheels support), $1.9 million to community health centers to sustain current Basic Health Care enrollments for one year, and roughly $2.83 million to top up rental assistance contracts; the motion passed unanimously.
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors directed staff to use $9,729,868 of available contingency/ARPA funds for near‑term human‑services priorities after hours of public comment from food banks, community clinics, housing advocates and unions.
Allocation and mechanism - $5,000,000 to the Food Security Collaborative: the board directed staff to expand the county’s contract arrangements (work through the existing Food Bank fiscal/administration contract where feasible) to deliver immediate food‑security capacity, including support for Loaves & Fishes’ proposed central kitchen in Antioch and backfill for Meals on Wheels…
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