RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay in an amount not to exceed $1,486,248 for the "Subsidized Temporary Experience with Pay for the Under-Employed Program" (STEP-UP) for the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. (100% Federal)
FISCAL IMPACT:
$1,486,248: 100% Federal CalWORKs Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Single Allocation and Expanded Subsidized Employment Allocation.
BACKGROUND:
The objective of the Subsidized Temporary Experience with Pay for the Under-Employed Program (STEP-UP) is to provide entry level paid work experience to designated California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKS) participants who are not meeting their Welfare-to-Work (WTW) participation requirement by immediately placing them into paid worksite assignments for a maximum of 30 days.
|