To: Charles Winfrey, Human Services Committee Chairperson
From: Pamela Coleman, GCCARD Director
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RE: Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and the Michigan Department of Education to provide for the Emergency Food Assistance Program for fiscal year ending 2025
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
The Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) requests authorization from this committee to accept an agreement between GCCARD and the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) for fiscal year (FY) 2025, 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 sub distributor of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) foods for TEFAP for the period of October 01, 2024, through September 30, 2025. GCCARD will store and distribute USDA foods. TEFAP foods will be distributed to individuals and families facing food crisis in Genesee County.
DISCUSSION:
TEFAP is a federal program that helps supplement the diets of income-eligible individuals and families, by providing them with emergency food assistance at no cost. The period of this agreement covers October 01, 2024, through September 30, 2025.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
There will be no impact on Genesee County Human Resources.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
No General Fund appropriation is required for this request. Budget will be updated at a later date.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
There will be no impact on Genesee County Facilities and Operations.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
There will be no impact on Genesee County IT.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
This agreement conforms to Genesee County’s priority of Healthy, Livable, and Safe Communities by ensuring that Genesee County residents have access to healthy ingredients so they may create nutritious meals for themselves and their families.
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 accepting The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) agreement between GCCARD and the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) allowing GCCARD to act as sub distributor of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) foods to eligible Genesee County residents for the term commencing October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the October 2, 2024 meeting of the Human Services Committee).