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Head Start seeks up to $100,000 in Rescue Plan funds to buy catering van for meal delivery

5966980 · September 30, 2025

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Summary

Human Services asked commissioners to approve using up to $100,000 of unspent ARPA/Rescue Plan Project Fund dollars to purchase a catering van to deliver scratch‑made meals from a central kitchen to satellite Head Start sites.

Rachel Meister, Head Start division director, asked the board to approve use of up to $100,000 from the Rescue Plan Project Fund to purchase a catering van to deliver scratch‑made meals from the program’s Nevada location to satellite Head Start sites, including Wheat Ridge and three new Lakewood locations.

Meister said the funds are unspent allocations originally provided to Human Services from ARPA for a PEAK call center that were not used. The requested funds would be repurposed toward the vehicle purchase to support meal preparation and delivery for Head Start classrooms.

Commissioners signaled support during the briefing and staff will process the requested fund reallocation in coordination with county finance and budget staff.