Memorandum
Date: May 19, 2020
To: The Honorable Moke Simon, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Crystal Markytan, Director Social Services
Subject: Adopt Proclamation Designating the Month of May 2020, as CalFresh Awareness Month
Executive Summary:
PROCLAMATION
DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MAY 2020, AS
CALFRESH AWARENESS MONTH
WHEREAS, CalFresh provides monthly food benefits to help low-income residents gain access to healthy foods and participation can play a crucial role in improving the health and wellbeing of our population; and
WHEREAS, in light of the state’s unprecedented response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the expansive need that has resulted across the state, this years’ CalFresh Awareness Month will emphasize the critical role that CalFresh has and will continue to play in providing nutrition assistance to millions of California households, with low-income during the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, every $1 in CalFresh generates $1.70 in economic activity, providing economic benefits to local communities; and
WHEREAS, 12,437 individuals in Lake County are receiving CalFresh benefits totaling over $1.5 million per month, with many residents newly eligible due to the financial impacts of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, The County of Lake, Department of Social Services, recognizes the need to reduce hunger and the impacts of COVID-19 by increasing access to and participation in food assistance benefits and is committed to an outreach and public awareness campaign.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Lake does hereby designate the month of May, 2020 as CalFresh Awareness Month.
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Recommended Action:
Adopt Proclamation Designating the Month of May 2020, as CalFresh Awareness Month.