Agenda

Return

C.106

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	May 22, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Interagency Agreement with West Contra Costa Adult Education

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/22/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Vickie Kaplan, (925) 608-4963

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 22, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute an interagency agreement with West Contra Costa Adult Education in an amount not to exceed $61,723 in the provision of a vocational and academic skills training program specially designed for Welfare-to-Work (WTW) participants of the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Program for the period of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The interagency agreement is funded with 100% CalWORKs Single Allocation revenue (85% Federal, 15% State). Federal CFDA #93.558.

BACKGROUND:

The Finding Opportunities Careers for Ultimate Self-sufficiency (FOCUS) Program offers Welfare-to-Work (WTW) participants the opportunity to participate in vocational training and/or job skills workshops at the West Contra Costa Adult Education school. FOCUS is intended to provide clients with additional assessment, support, and training/educational services which will further delineate their educational and professional path as well as educational/career advancement ultimately leading to job placement or continued educational attainment. The FOCUS Program is intended to offer WTW participants an opportunity to increase their awareness of how their views and experiences shape their perception about work, money, and the circumstances of their lives. Understanding their role enables participants to decrease the barriers and increase the motivation to set goals and accomplish them.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without approval, the FOCUS program participants will have fewer opportunities to be engaged in vocational training and/or job skills services geared toward job placement and/or continued educational attainment, resulting in continued reliance on public benefits.