Primary Department: Public Health Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton - Executive Director
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Donation
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Living Hope Wheelchair Association
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Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
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Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval to accept from Living Hope Wheelchair Association a donation of twenty (20) manual wheelchairs for the Office of Planning and Innovation.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County Public Health (HCPH) and Living Hope Wheelchair Association (LHWA) have strengthened their cross-sector partnership through collaboration on developing and implementing the Harris County Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). LHWA is local non-profit formed by people with spinal cord injuries who aim to improve quality of life for individuals with spinal cord injuries and mobility challenges through the distribution of wheelchairs and medical supplies, case management, advocacy, community education, and disaster relief. LHWA received a surplus of donated wheelchairs and approached HCPH to donate twenty wheelchairs. These wheelchairs will be used across various HCPH programs such as ACCESS Case Managers, Connect Resource Navigators, Outreach Community Health Workers, Clinical Services Staff, etc. The wheelchairs will be distributed as HCPH staff identify community members with appropriate needs.
Expected Impact:
HCPH staff often encounter community members with the need for various medical/mobility equipment who lack insurance or the financial resources to purchase equipment. Having a small supply of manual wheelchairs will be a great resource for HCPH staff to enhance how they meet community members’ various needs by directly providing a critical resource.
Alternative Options:
The department does not accept the donation and HCPH staff would not have this resource available to distribute to community members in need.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 4. Improve physical and mental health outcomes across all communities.
County Strategic Plan Objective: O: Increase access to quality health care, including preventive and behavioral health.
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Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan: LHWA presenting HCPH with an opportunity to accept a donation of medical supplies truly exemplifies how the efforts of the CHA-CHIP Steering Committee are successfully building sustainable cross-sector partnerships to increase our collective impact and improve the health of Harris County community members.
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Anticipated Court Date: 2/26/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 2/26/2026
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Brandon Maddox, Director of Planning and Innovation, Public Health Services
Attachments (if applicable): Proposed Gift to Harris County Form 0770