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SOCIAL SERVICES / COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY - Ex Officio Executive Director Bekkie Emery
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a) AGREEMENT- Request approval and authorization for Tehama County Community Action Agency ex officio Executive Director Bekkie Emery to sign subaward A24-0011-S004 with Chico State Enterprises, on behalf of the Area 3 Agency on Aging for the provision of the Modernizing Older Californians Act funding for the Meals on Wheels program in an amount not to exceed $151,585, effective 7/1/25 through 3/31/27
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Financial Impact:
This new grant provides additional revenue to administer the Meals on Wheels program administered by the Community Action Agency. No matching funds are required under the terms of the agreement and there is no impact on the County General Fund.
This funding was not planned for the FY 2025/26 budget, so budget adjustments will be brought to the Board during a regular meeting or the mid-year budget review.
Background Information:
This grant’s funding source is the “Modernizing Older Californians Act” (MOCA). Meals on Wheels has contracted with Chico State Enterprises for many years to receive grant funding.
Meals on Wheels currently provide approximately 2,150 home delivered meals and 900 meals to congregate sites each month. Congregate sites are in Red Bluff and Corning. This grant funding would allow for an increase in the number of meals for Tehama County seniors during the grant period. We plan to continue providing frozen meals with this funding. We have been providing about 80-90 frozen meals each month with ARPA funding. That ends in September 2025. With MOCA funding, we would be able to continue this while seniors are on the wait list for hot meals. Hot meals are funded through the regular, ongoing grant.