TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Social Services Social Services
MEETING DATE: September 26, 2023
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Bekkie Emery
PHONE:
707-463-7761
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Rachel Ebel-Elliott
PHONE:
707-463-7836
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Agreement with North Coast Opportunities, Inc. in the Amount of $435,000, to Administer California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Stage One Child Care for CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work Participants, Effective October 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve Agreement with North Coast Opportunities, Inc. in the amount of $435,000, to administer California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Stage One Child Care for CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work participants, effective October 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024; authorize the Social Services Director or designee to sign any future amendments to the Agreement that do not increase the annual maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
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SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
When the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program was established, it replaced a number of welfare-related child care programs with a goal to provide a seamless system of child care by standardizing child care program requirements under a single three-stage system. Effective October 1, 2019, Senate Bill 80 increased access to child care services for Welfare-to-Work (WTW) participants by authorizing CalWORKs Stage One Child Care immediately and continuously for 12 months, or until participant is transferred to Stage Two.
Currently, North Coast Opportunities, Inc. (NCO) administers Stage Two and Stage Three Child Care, and is the local Child Care Resource and Referral agency. Through the proposed Agreement NCO will also administer CalWORKs Stage One Child Care to CalWORKs WTW participa...
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