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File #: 24-0580    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Approval Status: Consent Agenda
File created: 5/17/2024 In control: Social Services
On agenda: 6/4/2024 Final action:
Title: 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 July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025
Attachments: 1. Agreement 24-084, 2. NCO - BOS Memo Justification
TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Social Services
MEETING DATE: June 4, 2024


DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Rachel Ebel-Elliott
PHONE:
707-463-7836
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Chris Kier
PHONE:
707-467-5587


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 July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025
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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 July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025; authorize the Chief Executive Officer or designee to sign any future amendments to the Agreement that do not increase the annual maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign name.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
Ongoing Agreement. Most recent action on September 26, 2023, Item 3y), Approval of Agreement No. BOS-23-176.

SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
When the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program was established, it replaced a number of welfare-related childcare 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 childcare 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.

Through the proposed Agreement, North Coast Opportunities, Inc. (NCO) will administer CalWORKs Stage One Child Care to CalWORKs WTW participants. Services will include screening referrals, rev...

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