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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Accept, with gratitude, a donation of $9,400 from William David Worlow on behalf of the Michael and Sarah Worlow Neri Exempt Trust, to support the efforts of HHSA Public Health Division California Children's Services; and
2) Authorize the HHSA Director or HHSA Chief Assistant Director to execute further documents relating to this donation.
FUNDING: 100% William David Worlow on behalf of the Michael and Sarah Worlow Neri Exempt Trust.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The California Crippled Children’s Act, established in 1927 and refined in 1978 through the Robert W. Crown California Children’s Services Act, aims to provide services to children and youth up to the age of 21 who are afflicted with life-limiting diseases, physical and functional disabilities, and specific genetic abnormalities. Covered conditions include cystic fibrosis, cerebral palsy, rare blood disorders, heart transplants, and catastrophic brain trauma.
The California Children’s Services (CCS) program, managed by the Public Health Division of HHSA, serves an average of 650-850 families annually in El Dorado County.
The Michael and Sarah Worlow Neri Family Trust, established in 1996 and amended in 2000, designated the County’s CCS program as a contingent beneficiary, likely in recognition of services provided to a family member. The County received official notification of this beneficiary status in 2008.
On November 14, 2023, the Board approved the acceptance of a $137,000 unrestricted donation from William David Worlow, representing the Michael and Sarah Worlow Neri Family Trust, to support the CCS program (Legistar file 23-1963). The HHSA Public Health Division allocated these funds to enhance direct support for CCS-qualified children and families, improve clients’ quality of life, and modernize program operations. The distribution of funds was managed by the Supervising Therapist, Public Health Nursing Supervisor, and the Division Children’s Medical Services Administrator (Deputy Director of Public Health).
Recently, the HHSA Public Health Division received an additional $9,400 unrestricted donation from William David Worlow on behalf of the Michael and Sarah Worlow Neri Exempt Trust to further support the County’s CCS program. These donation funds are intended to be utilized similarly to the previous $137,000 donation.
With Board approval, HHSA Public Health CCS will gratefully accept this donation.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Board could direct HHSA to decline the donation.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION:
11/14/23, 23-1963, HHSA Public Health California Children's Services Donation
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
N/A
CAO RECOMMENDATION:
Approve as recommended.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The donation will be used for direct support to CCS qualified children/families in the provision of aides to covered services to enhance clients’ quality of life and to improve the efficiency and modernization of program operation.
Subsequent to the Board’s acceptance of this donation, if it is determined that a Budget Transfer Request is needed for this donation, HHSA will prepare a budget transfer to bring back to the Board at later date for approval.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS:
Clerk of the Board to provide one Certified Minute Order to the Health and Human Services Agency Contracts Unit at 3057 Briw Rd, Suite B
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT:
N/A
CONTACT
Olivia Byron-Cooper, MPH, Director, Health and Human Services Agency