Requested Agenda Date:
3/28/2023
Requested Agenda Title:
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Acceptance of a $16,000 In-kind Donation from Project Glimmer to the SLCo Health Department
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Requested Agenda Item Description:
In-kind donation with a $16,000 value provided by Project Glimmer to the SLCO Health Department to provide Mother's Day and graduation gifts to women who participate in the Salt Lake County Health Department home visiting programs. Each gift has an approximate value of $60 and will be given to 300 women who are receiving visits through the Nurse Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and Medicaid Early Childhood Targeted Case Management programs. The gifts allow us to recognize their accomplishments as mothers and in achieving educational and program goals.
Project Glimmer is a non-profit organization with the mission of building self confidence in women and girls. The gifts are obtained by filling out an application on the organization's website with a description of the clients who will be receiving the items. Project Glimmer has a network of over 1000 community partners who donate cosmetics and jewelry to be provided to women and girls living in environments of poverty, uncertainty, or fear who are often forgotten during the holidays. The gifts are given to organizations nation-wide providing services to low-income women. We requested 300 gifts to be given to our evidence-based home visitation clients. The average household income for women served through our evidence-based home visiting programs is approximately $20,000 per year with an average household size of 3. These women often forgo buying items for their selves to provide gifts for their children. The gifts come prepacked. They typically contain a piece of jewelry and 2 to 3 name brand cosmetic items. Each gift has an approximate value of $50-$60.
Requested Action: Discussion - Vote Needed
Presenter(s) (with titles): Angela Dunn, SLCo Health Department Director
Time Needed: Less ...
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