Politics & Government
Napa County Supervisors Award More Than $500,000 to Local Health Efforts
Tobacco Master Settlement funds go to community groups.
The Napa County Board of Supervisors awarded more than $500,00 in Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement funds to community-based organizations that provide health-related services to a variety of Napa County residents at its regular meeting today.
Previously committed grant funds of $512,108 brought the 2013 TMSA total to more than $1,037,000.
Today, the Board approved the following grants:
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Agency
Program
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Grant
Family Service of Napa Valley
Mental health treatment services
$73,000
ParentsCAN
ParentsCAN safety-net services for families with children with disabilities
$34,916
Community Action of Napa Valley
Quitting Time (smoking cessation programs)
$77,500
Catholic Charities
Rainbow House Transitional Housing and Parent Education Initiative
$50,000
St. Joseph Health QVMC
QVMC CARE Network Local Health Connections Project
$75,000
Puertas Abiertas
Case Mentoring and Self-Sufficiency
$55,000
Community Health Clinic Ole
Pharmacy Assistance Program
$60,000
Area Agency on Aging
StopFalls Napa Valley
$70,000
On the Move
McPherson Neighborhood Youth Leadership Activities
$30,000
In previous grant cycles, the Board committed 2013 funds to multiyear programs of the Napa Emergency Women’s Services, Cope Family Center, On the Move, Legal Aid of Napa Valley, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the North Bay, St. Helena Family Center and the Children’s Health Initiative.
“It’s amazing to see how far $1 million can go in this community,” said District 2 Supervisor Mark Luce.
Representatives of each of the recipient agencies thanked the board for their support, and gave a brief overview of their programs.
Mark Deal of the Children’s Health Initiative (CHI), which provides health care insurance to low-income children, emphasized the difference the program has made.
“When we started our partnership in 2005, we thought we’d get 4,000 children enrolled," Deal said. "Now we’ve insured over 12,000 children in Napa County over the last seven years.”
Deal added that the CHI has provided not only insurance, but also greater access to health care services for its clients.
The annual grant process distributes into the community a portion of the funds the County receives as a result of the 1999 nationwide settlement the federal government reached with large tobacco companies, intended to offset the community cost of dealing with the health effects of smoking.
The board awards up to 10 percent of the value of that fund each year through a competitive grant process.
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