Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Lizelle Lirio de Luna, Director, Family Health Services
Subject: Amendment to Increase Funding for the SMCH Baby Bonus Dividend Project
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding with First 5 San Mateo County to increase the funding for the Baby Bonus Dividend Project, extending the term through June 30, 2027 and increasing the amount by $586,000 to an amount not to exceed $670,000.
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BACKGROUND:
The Baby Bonus Dividend Project (Project) is a demonstration project that aims to impact the health and well-being of newborn children into early childhood and mothers in San Mateo County, and to gather data on the impacts of guaranteed income on health outcomes. The Project will provide a monthly unconditional payment of $300 for three years to 400 parents that currently receive Medi-Cal benefits, live in San Mateo County, and have given birth during the 18-month program enrollment period. The $300 monthly payment matches the per child payment families received from the expanded Child Tax Credit ($3,600 per year), a program the federal government established to support families during the COVID-19 pandemic, and which ended in 2021.
The Project will differ from other basic income programs and from programs that condition payments on the use of certain services because the Project intentionally aligns social services and health care services in conjunction with basic income, integrates an evaluation process to provide continuous analysis and action based on findings, and evaluates the added value of basic income over the value of existing aligned services on their own.
The agencies involved in implementation of the Project are: First 5 San Mateo County (F5SMC), Health Plan of San Mateo, Jackie Speier Foundation, San Mateo County Health (SM...
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