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Community Action Board Meeting
The Community Action Board (CAB) presents an opportunity for residents, service providers, educational institutions and business interests serving San Benito County's low income people and neighborhoods to actively participate and be involved in resolving issues relating to the use of federal Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds received by the County. An advisory body to Community Services & Workforce Development (CSWD) and the Board of Supervisors (BOS) on such matters, the CAB draws its 15 members in equal numbers from three distinct sectors of the community: poverty, public and private. While CSWD and the BOS comprise the final authority on the conduct and administration of the County's Community Action Program, which the CSBG funds, the CAB is an important medium through which community concerns can be aired. Services such as food, shelter, weatherization and utility payment assistance, help low income individuals and families achieve self reliance and attain financial self sufficiency.
Membership on the CAB is achieved either by appointment or through a democratic selection process. The BOS appoints Council Members, or their respective designees, to serve as public sector representatives. CSWD selects the private sector representatives from business, institutions and organizations that reflect the broad San Benito County community. The poverty and public sector members must confirm private sector nominees to the CAB. Poverty sector representatives are elected from each of the County's five (5) Districts, or neighborhood service areas.
The Community Services & Workforce Development (CSWD) administers the Community Services Block Grant contract with the State of California, through which CSBG funds are allocated to the County. The CSWD, acting through its Health & Human Services Agency, is designated as the County's Community Action Agency (CAA) for this purpose.
The CAB regularly meets at the Community Services & Workforce Development located at 1111 San Felipe Road, Ste 108, Hollister, CA 95023. CAB meetings are held on the second Thursday every month at 5:30 P.M. and are open for public comment.
Enrique Arreola
Deputy Director
Community Services & Workforce Development
