To: Charles Winfrey, Human Services Committee Chairperson
From: Pamela Coleman, GCCARD Director
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RE: Approval of a request to accept the Michigan Department of Education Commodity Supplemental Food Program Agreement for Fiscal Year 2027
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
The Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) requests authorization from this committee to accept an agreement between Genesee County and the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) for fiscal year 2027 (FY27), with a recommendation of approval by the full Genesee County Board of Commissioners at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
BACKGROUND:
GCCARD’s USDA Supplemental Food Program received notification from MDE to act as subdistributor of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) foods for CSFP for the period of October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027. GCCARD will store and distribute USDA foods monthly to eligible Genesee County seniors (aged 60 and over).
DISCUSSION:
CSFP foods are shelf-stable and are distributed monthly to eligible Genesee County residents aged 60 and over. The period of this agreement is October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
There will be no impact on Human Resources.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
Budget will be uploaded at a later date. No General Fund appropriation is required for this request.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
There will be no impact on facilities.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
There will be no impact on technology.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
This agreement conforms to Genesee County’s priority of Healthy, Livable and Safe Communities by ensuring that Genesee County seniors have access to healthy, shelf-stable foods for use in preparation of nutritious meals for themselves and their families.
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Director of the Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) to authorize entering into the Commodity Supplemental Food Program Agreement between Genesee County and the Michigan Department of Education, for the term commencing October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, allowing GCCARD to act as subdistributor of United States Department of Agriculture foods to Genesee County seniors aged 60 and over, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the September 16, 2026 meeting of the Human Services Committee of this Board).