HomeMy WebLinkAboutFEMA - Mental Health First Aid Grant Menchaca, Clarissa
From: Clerk ofthe Board
Sent: VVedmeoday, November 15, 2O1711:52AM
To: Menchaca, Clarissa
Subject: FW: FEK4/\ Mental Health First Aid grant
From: McCracken, Shari
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 11:52:21 AM (UTC-08:0�0) Pacific Time /US &Canada)
To: Bennett, Robin; Connelly, Bill; Cook, Holly; Gullickson, [aru8} Kirk Maureen; Lambert, Steve; Sweeney, Kathleen;
Teeter, Doug; Wahl, Lairry
Cc: Clerk of the Board; Pickett, Andy; Kittne|K, Dorian
Subject: FEMA - Mental Health First Aid grant
Board Members,
On behalf of Dorian Kittrell, I'm pleased to provide yousummary information on a FEMA grant that Behavioral Health
has received to provide mental health first aid in the communities impacted by the 2017 fires. | ask Dorian orAndy tm
correct any ofrnyfacts, ifUget them wrong,
m The Behavioral Health Department will receive funding that will pay the Department for costs incurred
administering the program, including Extra Help and Regular Help employees costs.
• The Department will receive funding tncontract with two community based organizations, Youth for Change
and the African American Cultural Center,to provide services in the impacted communities.
• If within the initial 60-day implementation period the County finds there is a need and the program is successful
in meeting grant requirements,there is a chance the program could be extended up to 1 year.
• Brenda Rightmyer(Director ofthe Yankee Hill Fire Safe Coumcl|), who has been instrumental inworking with
impacted property owners for all of the 2017 fire events on the County's behalf, will continue on in an Extra
Help capacity tomanage the program.
Please join me in extending a "thank you" to Dorian and his staff fmr securing this funding mmbehalf ofour residents.
Shari
Interim CbicfAdodoietratircOfficer
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