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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), on behalf of the El Dorado County Community Action Council (CAC), recommending the Board receive a presentation which provides the Board an annual report on the CAC’s operations over the past year.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The CAC acts as an advisory council to the Board and HHSA’s Community Services Division (CSD), local Community Action Agency (CAA), on issues affecting low-income residents of the County. HHSA CSD is the County department designated to administer CAA programs and activities.
CAAs are private non-profit or public organizations created by the federal government in 1964 to combat poverty in geographically designated areas. The CAA’s purpose is to focus available local, state, private, and federal resources to assist low-income individuals and families to acquire useful skills and knowledge, gain access to new opportunities, and achieve economic self-sufficiency.
In accordance with Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) regulations, Title 42 United States Code 9910(b) and California Government Code Section 12751, the County’s CAC is required to have a tripartite board structure made up of elected public officials, private sector community agencies, and low-income representation by residents or organizations, to promote the participation of the community in the reduction of poverty. The CAC evaluates the community’s needs and connects individuals with resources while advocating for systemic change. CAC’s mission is to provide education to the community on available resources and develop collaborative solutions to improve the quality of life for low-income residents of the County.
The County CAC focuses on public outreach, information sharing, and program review to support low-income residents throughout the County in gaining access to resources, programs, services, and opportunities that can help residents achieve self-sufficiency.
This presentation is to provide the CAC’s ann...
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