To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Contract 19-745-20 Employability skills training and individual education planning
☒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 Mt. Diablo Adult Education in an amount not to exceed $340,000 to provide employability skills training and individual education plan for California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Welfare-to-Work participants for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$340,000: 100% Federal (California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids) Funds.
BACKGROUND:
Employment and Human Services Department provides countywide employment skills training and individual education planning for Welfare-to-Work participants through the FOCUS and Career Connections Programs. These services are currently administered by Mt. Diablo Adult Education as an integral part of the CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work Program. Previous contracts have not met the dollar amount threshold to require Board approval.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports the 3rd, 4th & 5th community outcome established in the Children’s Report Card: “Families that are Economically Self Sufficient”, “Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing” and “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families.”
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Mt. Diablo Adult Education will not be able to continue to provide these services to CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work participants.