Action 4.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
Health & Social Services
- Meeting Date:
- 11/01/2011
- Title:
- Volunteer Southern Arizona/Youth Now Collaboration - AmeriCorps
- Submitted By:
- Jennifer Steiger, Health
- Department:
Presentation:
PowerPoint
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature NOT Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
0
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Mary Gomez/Judith Gilligan
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Health Director/Prevention Services Director
Mandated Function?:
Not Mandated
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
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Agenda Item Text:
Approve the new contract Volunteer Southern Arizona/Youth Now Collaboration with AmeriCorps for a full time (1700 hours) AmeriCorps member to work in the Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Tobacco Prevention Programs from October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012 at a cost of $7,000 plus travel expenses (estimated total of $1,500).
Background:
The Prevention Services Division of the Health Department is expanding services in the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program by creating a Youth Health Coalition. The proposed part time position to be filled by the AmeriCorps member will coordinate community service events provided by the Youth Health Coalition throughout the county. AmeriCorps members are stipend volunteers, partially funded through Volunteer Southern Arizona. It is approximately 50% less expensive to fund a part time position in this way than through direct employment by Cochise County.
Volunteer Southern Arizona sponsors the Youth Now Collaboration AmeriCorps State program. The Youth Now Collaboration places AmeriCorps members in nonprofit organizations and schools to engage youth in volunteer and service activities from October 2011 through September 2012 in Cochise, Pima, and/or Santa Cruz Counties.
For more information, please see the attached documents:
- Youth Now Collaboration AmeriCorps Host Site Information Sheet
- Youth Now Collaboration AmeriCorps Host Site Application
Volunteer Southern Arizona sponsors the Youth Now Collaboration AmeriCorps State program. The Youth Now Collaboration places AmeriCorps members in nonprofit organizations and schools to engage youth in volunteer and service activities from October 2011 through September 2012 in Cochise, Pima, and/or Santa Cruz Counties.
For more information, please see the attached documents:
- Youth Now Collaboration AmeriCorps Host Site Information Sheet
- Youth Now Collaboration AmeriCorps Host Site Application
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
Your approvals are respectfully requested.
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
Cochise County will not be able to work with AmeriCorps in bringing in a temporary volunteer to work with the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, and coordination of some activities may suffer.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
A fully executed copy will be sent to the Clerk of the Board for filing purposes.
Fiscal Impact
- Fiscal Year:
- 2011-2012
- One-time Fixed Costs? ($$$):
- Ongoing Costs? ($$$):
- County Match Required? ($$$):
- A-87 Overhead Amt? (Co. Cost Allocation $$$):
- Source of Funding?:
- CCHD
Fiscal Impact & Funding Sources (if known):
To be paid for 100% out of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention FY 2011 budget, where the fiscal year ends 12/31/11, and will pay for the entire FY11/12 AmeriCorps Agreement. There is no change to the already-approved net county subsidy of $12,581.