TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Social Services
MEETING DATE: May 6, 2025
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
DeNeese Parker
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 $645,000, to Administer California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Stage One Child Care for CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work Participants, Effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve Agreement with North Coast Opportunities, Inc. in the amount of $645,000, to administer California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Stage One Child Care for CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work participants, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026; authorize the Social Services Director 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:
Ongoing Agreement. Most recent action on June 4, 2024, Item 3z), Approval of Agreement No. BOS-24-084.
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. As of July 1, 2025, CalWORKs Stage One Child Care authorization will increase to 24 months, or until participant is transferred to Stage Two.
Through the proposed Agreement, North Coast Opportunities, Inc. (NCO) will continue to administer CalWORKs Stage ...
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