Agenda Item
File ID: 2020-0762 Walk-On Item
Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Human Services
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): All
Change Order to Contract #1182741 and to Contract #1182738 to Add Additional Funding for Emergency Meals for Seniors- At No Cost to the County
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Information Contact: Damon Scott, Director, Human Services Department
Phone Number: (404) 687-2385
PURPOSE:
To consider adding funds to the existing contract with Magic Kitchen (Contract #1182741) in the amount of $67,000 and to add funds to the existing contract with Meals on Wheels of Atlanta (Contract #1182738) in the amount of $98,000 (for a total of $165,000) to continue the provision of emergency meals to DeKalb seniors through July 31, 2020.
NEED/IMPACT:
Food insecurity in the Atlanta Metro Area has increased from 14% to 20% of the population as a result of the current COVID-19 Pandemic, according to the Atlanta Community Food Bank. The need for food has increased as many households have experienced job loss and/or a reduction in income. There are currently 132,000 seniors living in DeKalb County. Since March of this year, the Human Services Department has received on average 200 requests per month from seniors in need of assistance with obtaining food. To date, the Human Services Department has provided 76,830 meals to over 1,097 seniors living in DeKalb as a result of COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
The increasing demand for emergency meals across the County and the Human Services Department's mandate to assist with addressing food insecurity through the provision of emergency meals has exhausted the funds originally allocated for these contracts. The Department forecasts that an additional 100 seniors in need of emergency meals will be identified on a monthly basis throughout the remainder of this year, which would be an additional 600 emergency meals.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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