Title:
Budget Amendment - Health Department (Revenue Increase)
Summary
ACTION:
A. Recognize, receive, and appropriate an increase in other revenue in the amount of $101,387 from Smart Start of Mecklenburg (through additional funding by Vanguard) covering from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018
B. Recognize, receive, and appropriate an increase in other revenue in the amount of $25,000 from American Public Health Association (APHA)
C. Recognize, receive, and appropriate an increase in State revenue for the Children’s Developmental Services Agency (CDSA) Program in the amount of $158,205
D. Approve the creation of a Case Coordinator position and a Development Specialist position in the Children’s Developmental Services Agency (CDSA) Program
Staff Contact: Gibbie Harris, MSPH, BSN
Health Director
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
A. Smart Start of Mecklenburg has been awarded a grant in the amount of $101,387 from the Vanguard Foundation to fund the expansion of the Healthy Families Mecklenburg program. The Healthy Families Mecklenburg program provides case management to vulnerable first time parents, with the goals of promoting positive parenting, enhancing family functioning, enhancing child health and development, and preventing child abuse and neglect. Smart Start of Mecklenburg will pass through funds to the Health Department to deliver services. The program is designed to work with families who may have histories of maltreatment, mental health and/or substance abuse issues and to work with families who are at serious risk of producing adverse childhood experiences, including child maltreatment. There is no County funding impact.
B. Community Engagement Village HeartBEAT program was awarded $25,000 from APHA for being recognized as the Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge (HCCC) Interim Award for excellence. The purpose of this award is to advance proposed projects.
C. The Children’s Developmental Services Agency (CDSA...
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