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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: February 5, 2013
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: James D. Curry
SUBJECT: Approval of Support Document for NWFL Comprehensive Services
Activities
DEPARTMENT: County Administrator
BCC DISTRICT: All
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The Northwest Florida Comprehensive Services for Children,
Inc.(Families Count) requests approval for continued provision of street outreach activities.
BACKGROUND: The organization currently provides the Healthy Families program funded by
DCF/Ounce of Prevention Fund and Youth Count funded by the Ounce of Prevention fund in
Okaloosa County. Healthy Families works with high risk pregnant women and children to
prevent child abuse and neglect and Youth Count works with homeless children and families to
decrease teen pregnancy and increase success in schools.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations require non-profit
organizations to receive certification of local government approval prior to accepting an
Emergency Solutions Grant award. This approval signifies the knowledge of the referenced
program operating in the local government jurisdiction.
OPTIONS: Approve/Disapprove
RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve letter for the Northwest Florida Comprehensive Services
for Children, Inc.(Families Count) organization so that it may continue to receive grant funding.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
James D. Curry, County Administrator