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FROM: JAMES A. RYDINGSWORD, Director
Costa
Social Service Department o.
:.�*DATE: July 30, 1990 ",,^ � County,;a •�
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF 1990 GAIN PLAN UPDATE
SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Set Tuesday, August- 28, 1990, at 11 a.m. for a public hearing and Board of
Supervisor's approval of the 1990 Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) Plan
as amended. The recommended changes on the plan are as follows:
(1) Bring the One Week Job Search segment of the Job Club/Job Search
component in-house.
(2) Decrease the numbers of participants served by the GAIN Program in 1990
by extending the phase-in period from two years to three years.
(3) Contract out the issuance of supportive service payments to providers
of GAIN participants' child care.
(4) Contract with the Contra Costa Community College District for a GAIN
Liaison/Counselor to provide specific counseling services to GAIN
participants attending Contra Costa College.
(5) Have the Pre-Employment Preparation (PREP) slot development performed
by Social Service Department staff.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Our 90/91 GAIN allocation is $419,163 less than our 89/90 allocation. To be able
to keep program costs within the allocation, we are recommending changes in the
GAIN Plan for 1990.
With the proposed changes in the delivery of Job Services and the participant
phase-in, we anticipate a cost reduction of about $100,000 in Job Service contract
costs and about $300,000 in support costs due to the decreased participant
population.
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: CC via S;JClal Service.o ATTESTED AUG 7 1990
PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382 (10/88) BY ��� ,DEPUTY
BACKGROUND:
(1) When the first Contra Costa County GAIN Plan was approved in March
1988, the Board directed the Social Service Department to contract out
the Job Search portion of the Three Week Job Club/Job Search component.
This decision was based on the concern that there would be a duplica-
tion of services if the Social Service Department were to provide Job
Search services already being provided by other agencies in the county.
Now that Job Club/Job Search has been in operation for two years, we have
found that the contracted out portion, the third week of job search
activity, creates a fractured service delivery of this component. The
individuals referred to Job Club/Job Search are those who have no work
history. The Job Search contractor, the County Private Industry Council,
has found these individuals difficult to work with because of their lack
of work history. The third week of Job Club/Job Search has evolved into
more of a career exploration than a job search. The contractor states it
is difficult to accomplish anything with this client population in just
one week. Thus, we propose to conduct the full three weeks of the Job
Club/Job Search component in-house, focusing on self-esteem building and
on the practical aspects of job search as well as an organized method of
seeking work.
(2) With the decreased state funding for GAIN in 90/91, we need as much
flexibility as possible in the numbers of AFDC recipients referred to
GAIN and in what groups of recipients we serve. The 1988 GAIN Plan
provides for a two-year phase-in. We propose to change this to a
three-year phase-in, enabling the department to decrease the numbers of
participants during the 90/91 fiscal year.
(3) The contract with the Child Care Council provides that the Council be
responsible for issuing child care payments to providers of child care
for GAIN participants. The revised GAIN Plan includes this change.
(4) As the GAIN Program has evolved, a need for specialized services to
GAIN participants attending Community Colleges has arisen. The State
Department of Social Services has recommended that a liaison/counselor
position be created at Contra Costa College. A service contract has
been negotiated with the Community College District for this service to
begin at Contra Costa College in the fall of 1990. The revised GAIN
Plan includes this addition. This contract will have minimal impact on
GAIN costs. The maximum payable under this contract is $10,500.
(5) Our original GAIN Plan called for PREP slot development to be contracted
out to an outside agency. We have not proceeded with this aspect of the
plan.
We have found that Pre-Employment Preparation (PREP) positions can easily
be developed by department GAIN staff, without contracting out any
services. We are recommending that the Board of Supervisors approve this
change.