To: Board of Supervisors
From: Esa Ehmen-Krause, County Probation Officer
Report Title: 100YE MC3 educational construction courses at Juvenile Hall
Recommendation: Recommendation of the County Administrator
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Probation Officer, or designee, to execute a contract with 1Hundred Years Enterprise LLC, in an amount not to exceed $228,000 for educational construction courses for youth at Juvenile Hall for the period of September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract is 100% funded by the State Juvenile Justice Realignment Block Grant.
BACKGROUND:
For the past four years, 1Hundred Years Enterprise LLC (1HYE) has provided the Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3) program to youth committed to the Briones Youth Academy Secure Pathway. The proposed agreement continues the program for a fifth and sixth year.
MC3 is a structured construction-industry education and pre-apprenticeship program for up to 12 youth. The 12-month, closed-enrollment program meets three times per week for 4.5 hours per class, including during school breaks and holidays. The curriculum includes construction trades and career pathways; workplace expectations; wages and benefits; health and safety/OSHA requirements; financial literacy; CPR/First Aid; blueprint reading; tools and materials; and construction math. Youth also receive regular exposure to construction and trades professionals. Youth who complete the course receive a certificate and entry into a pre-apprenticeship program.
The program is an established component of the Secure Pathway’s rehabilitative and reentry programming. It provides youth with marketable skills, exposure to realistic career options, and a pathway toward employment following release. Youth from prior cohorts have obtained employment in various construction fields to include welding and painting.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the agreement is not approved, the Secure Pathway would lose an established vocational and rehabilitative program that has served committed youth for the past four years. Youth would lose access to a structured course that provides practical construction skills, a course-completion certificate, pre-apprenticeship entry, and direct exposure to potential employment pathways. Non-approval would also reduce the Department’s ability to provide the meaningful rehabilitative, educational, and vocational programming expected for youth committed under SB 823.