To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Interagency Agreement with Contra Costa County Office of Education for Workforce Development Youth Services
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute an interagency agreement with Contra Costa County Office of Education in an amount not to exceed $960,336 to provide Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act year-round youth workforce development services in East and West Contra Costa County for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Federally funded by Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Youth, of which 100% will be budgeted in FY 2026-27.
BACKGROUND:
This interagency agreement was awarded through a Request for Proposal for the provision of comprehensive Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) youth development services to eligible youth ages 16-24 in Contra Costa County. This is the first renewal.
WIOA defines the nation’s job training systems and provides guidance for local workforce development systems designed to increase employment, retention and earnings of participants, and to increase occupational skill attainment by participants. The goals of these efforts are to improve the quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, and enhance productivity and competitiveness of the nation’s workforce.
Contractor will provide eligible in-school and out-of-school youth a broad range of coordinated services. This includes assistance in academic and occupational learning; development of leadership skills; preparation for further education, additional training and eventual employment.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The services provided under this agreement support all five of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes of the “Children’s Report Card”: (1) “Children Ready for and Succeeding in School”; (2) “Children Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood”; (3) “Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient”; (4) “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing”; and (5) “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families.”
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without this agreement, in-school and out-of-school youth in East and West Contra Costa County will not receive assistance in overcoming barriers to employment, job readiness, educational programs and career building.