Concord/Pleasant Hill Health Care District (cphhcd) Grant Committee - Regular Meeting

Thursday, February 26, 2026Official site

About this meeting

Government Body
Concord/Pleasant Hill Health Care District (cphhcd) Grant Committee
Meeting Type
Concord/Pleasant Hill Health Care District (Cphhcd) Grant Committee
Location
Concord, CA
Meeting Date
February 26, 2026

Video will appear here as soon as Concord Concord/Pleasant Hill Health Care District (cphhcd) Grant Committee posts it — usually within a day of the meeting

Thursday, February 26, 2026

14 items on the agenda.

OPENING

Roll Call

AGENCY PRESENTATIONS•Item 1

18 Reasons - Free Food Support & Nutrition Education for Low-Income Families

Speaker: Sarah Nelson, Executive Director. Application Number: 1.

AGENCY PRESENTATIONS•Item 2

AgLantis - Growing Health: Increasing Access to Fresh Produce for Vulnerable Populations in Concord and Pleasant Hill

Speaker: Carolyn Phinney, President. Application Number: 2.

AGENCY PRESENTATIONS•Item 3

Food Bank - Community Produce Program

Speaker: Caitlin Sly, President & Chief Executive Officer. Application Number: 18.

AGENCY PRESENTATIONS•Item 4

Food Bank - Kids Nutrition On Weekends (K-NOW)

Speaker: Caitlin Sly, President & Chief Executive Officer. Application Number: 19.

AGENCY PRESENTATIONS•Item 5

Growing Health Kids - Growing Healthy Kids: Outdoor Garden & Nutrition at School

Speakers: Seewan Eng, Interim Executive Director; Angela Berry, Head of Programs. Application Number: 22.

AGENCY PRESENTATIONS•Item 6

Monument Crisis Center - Building a Healthy PHC Community for Low Income and At Risk Neighbors in Pleasant Hill & Concord

Speakers: Danny Scherrer, Executive Director; Mary Tressel, Donor Relations. Application Number: 31.

AGENCY PRESENTATIONS•Item 7

White Pony Express - Food Donor Expansion Initiative

Speaker: Eve Birge, Chief Executive Officer. Application Number: 44.

AGENCY PRESENTATIONS•Item 8

Bay Area Community Resources - Monument First 5 Center Healthy Families Wellness Program

Speakers: Marta Flores, Director of Monument First 5 Center; Alexina Rojas, Program Associate of BACR Health Communities Industry. Application Number: 3.

AGENCY PRESENTATIONS•Item 9

La Concordia Wellness Center - La Concordia Community Connection

Speaker: Marielena Benavides, Funding and Compliance Coordinator. Application Number: 24.

AGENCY PRESENTATIONS•Item 10

We Care Services for Children - Expansion of Mental Health Services

Speaker: Pete Caldwell, Executive Director. Application Number: 43.

AGENCY PRESENTATIONS•Item 11

First 5 of Contra Costa - Developmental Playgroups

Speakers: Liliana Gonzalez Sanchez, Early Childhood Program Officer; Sandra Naughton, Deputy Director. Application Number: 17.

AGENCY PRESENTATIONS•Item 12

Fred Finch Youth & Family Services - Mental Health Care for Youth through Fred Finch's Contra Costa School Based Services

Speakers: Sara Bohannon, Grants Manager; Daniela Ogden, VP of Development & Communications; Dr. Nydia Mershani, Psy.D., LMFT, Division Director: School & Community-Based. Application Number: 20.

AGENCY PRESENTATIONS•Item 13

The Remix Racing Project - Remix Recovery

Speakers: Jenny Schuelke, Program Director; Jeremy Taubman, CEO; Shanea Makinson, CFO; Rob Walker, Director of Strategic Partnerships. Application Number: 41.