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ARF- 2508

Regular Agenda Item 3. K.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	05/06/2014
Submitted For:	Malissa Buzan
Submitted By:	Cecilia Bejarano, Executive Administrative Assistant, Community Services Division
Department:	Community Services	Division:	Comm. Action Program/Housing Servs.
Fiscal Year:	2015-2016	Budgeted?:	Yes
Contract Dates Begin & End:	October 1, 2014 - September 30, 2015	Grant?:	Yes
Matching Requirement?:	No	Fund?:	New

Information

Request/Subject

SNAP Community Organization Partner Application with Arizona Community Action Association.

Background Information

The Arizona Community Action Association (ACAA) unites communities to end poverty through community-based initiatives and solutions.
ACAA is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit agency created in 1967 to address poverty across Arizona. Through a collaboration of nearly 300 organizations and individuals, ACAA develops and implements strategies to address and ultimately eliminate poverty.

The Community Action Program launched in 1964 as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Economic Opportunity Act to fight poverty by empowering the poor. Core funding comes from Community Service Block Grants (CSBG) with additional support from local, state and federal grants; individual and corporate donations; foundation grants and community-based collaborations.
Programs operated, managed or supported by the Arizona Community Action Association (ACAA) include:

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) Utility Grants
Weatherization Assistance Program
Home Energy Assistance Fund
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Outreach
Nutrition Assistance Community Organization Partnerships
Arizona Self Help (www.arizonaselfhelp.org)
People’s Information Guide

Evaluation

SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) is the new federal name for Food Stamps. ACAA is currently accepting SNAP Partnership Applications. The Gila County Community Services Division, Community Action Program, is applying to ACAA to become a SNAP Partner. The Partner Application has been completed and if approved by the Board of Supervisors will be submitted to ACAA for review. Included in the Partner Application is a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which will be signed by both parties. This MOU will provide funding from ACAA to CAP to be used to assist eligible citizens residing in Gila County to apply for SNAP assistance. The MOU will be in place for the period of October 1, 2014, through September 30, 2015.

Conclusion

By the Board of Supervisors authorizing the SNAP Arizona Community Organization Partner Application to be submitted to ACAA and upon approval by ACAA, the Gila County Community Action Program (CAP) will become a SNAP Partner. If approved by ACAA, a Memorandum of Understanding will be signed by both parties which will provide funding for CAP to provide assistance to residents of Gila County to apply for SNAP benefits.

Recommendation

The Gila County Community Services Division Director recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve this application.

Suggested Motion

Information/Discussion/Action to approve a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Community Organization Partner Application for federal fiscal year 2015 between the Arizona Community Action Association and the Gila County Division of Community Services, Community Action Program which, if approved, will allow Gila County to become a SNAP Organization Partner and be reimbursed for expenses in an estimated amount of $9,568.95 for the period of October 1, 2014, through September 30, 2015. (Malissa Buzan)

Attachments
SNAP Partner Application ACAA