RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment, effective April 1, 2017, with Lao Family Community Development Inc., decreasing the payment limit by $163,293 to a new payment limit of $201,707 for job skills and placement services for limited English speaking and non-English speaking California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) participants and extend the contract term to July 1, 2016 through August 31, 2017. (100% Federal)
FISCAL IMPACT:
$201,707: 100% Federal (California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs), single allocation)
BACKGROUND:
This decrease in the payment limit is due to a decrease in referrals requiring contractor services. Lao Family Community Development Inc. provides pre- and post-employment services and translation and interpretation services in Vietnamese and various Laotian dialects to limited English proficient refugees that are CalWORKs participants residing in West Contra Costa County. Services include assisted job search, job placement, employment dispute resolution for job retention, and other job related information.
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