TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: July 14, 2020
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Tammy Moss Chandler
PHONE:
463-7774
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Bekkie Emery
PHONE:
463-7761
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Retroactive Agreement with Redwood Community Services in the Amount of $140,422 to Provide Expanded Subsidized Employment for CalWORKs Participants for the period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve retroactive Agreement with Redwood Community Services in the amount of $140,422 to provide Expanded Subsidized Employment for CalWORKs participants for the period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021; authorize the Health and Human Services Agency 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:
July 11, 2017, Item 4(x), BOS Agreement No. 17-059;
April 24, 2018, Item 4(j), BOS Agreement No. 18-036;
July 9, 2019, Item 4(k), BOS Agreement No. 19-176.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Redwood Community Services will provide a comprehensive and cohesive training program to develop or enhance employment skills of CalWORKs participants during the 2020-21 fiscal year. Services will include subsidized employment for participants while they develop the skills and work history needed to obtain self-sufficiency. In addition to offering training with basic soft skills, participants will learn the specifics of the position they are hired for and develop the reference needed to move forward. Services are available at any identified Redwood Community Services site, opening greater opportunity for CalWORKs participants to be placed in positions consistent with their career goals.
The Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) planned this contract for Board review and approval in June 2020. In Ma...
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