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Social Service Department
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DATE: August 16, 1996 �� .51 County
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SUBJECT: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Submittal of the Greater Avenues For
Independence (GAIN) Plan for FY 1996-1998 and the ACCEPTANCE of state
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SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
APPROVE the amended Contra Costa County GAIN Plan for the FY 1996-
1998 and AUTHORIZE the Social Service Director, or his designee, to submit
the GAIN plan to the State Department of Social Services and to accept
State program funding.
FISCAL:
Though State program requirements dictate the submittal of a two year
County Plan, funding allocation formula have been published for 96/97 only.
Per State Department of Social.Services County Fiscal Letter No. 95/96-30,
the Contra Costa County GAIN allocation for FY 1996-1997 is $5,380,013,
of which $2,657,509 are Federal funds and $2,225,799 are State funds.
The County required share is $496,705, which is fully budgeted.
BACKGROUND;
GAIN is the employment/training program serving employable adults who are
recipients of AFDC. With the implementation of AB 1371 in August, 1995,
and the possibility of time-limited welfare benefits with Federal Block Grants,
the plan for FY 1996 - 1998 focuses even more on welfare recipients
getting jobs in the shortest time possible. To this end, the Department has
made the following changes in the FY 96/98 plan:
1. Changing individuals invited into GAIN.
In a four-phase plan, the Department will change the priorities of
individuals invited into GAIN. The following priorities will be "County
designated Target Groups" in the next year.
AFDC recipients residing in the areas served by Service
Integration Teams.
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* Cal Learn graduates and other parents under age 24 and on
AFDC.
* Newly granted AFDC recipients with children age 6 and over
and who are not in school or training.
* Newly granted AFDC-Unemployed parents.
Individuals volunteering for GAIN because they want to find
work as quickly as possible.
* Refugees who have been in the United States for less than five
years.
* Individuals included in other Federal Target groups as space i9
available.
Participants of other approved job programs being run outside
of GAIN.
* AFDC recipients in a child care certification program being
developed with Head Start and the Regional Occupational
Program (ROP).
* Head Start parents receiving AFDC.
* Newly granted AFDC recipients with children age 3 and older
and who are not in school or training.
2. Developing programs to take advantage of outside resources.
The Department is currently working with outside agencies such as
Head Start and ROP to put together programs that will enable more
recipients to reach job entry and further enrich the lives of people on
AFDC and in the greater community. The Department is continuing to
work with agencies such as the Private Industry Council, Richmond
Works, and the Employment Development Department to maintain
existing programs and put together new programs that will better
serve GAIN participants.
3. Restructuring the Department to make employment the focus.
The Department will organizationally merge GAIN Services Division
with the Income Maintenance Division to better position our
employment services as the "Front Door" in our system to encourage
self-sufficiency.
In FY 94/95, the Department set as a job entry goal, 768 participants
getting jobs. Staff and GAIN participants more than met that goal with 911
job entries in that year. For FY 95/96, we again improved performance with
1067 job entries. For FY 1996-1997, we have set 1200 job entries as out
goal. Making the necessary changes in the GAIN program will help us to
achieve that goal.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
GAIN PLAN UPDATE
JUNE, 1996
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
SOCIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT
JOHN CULLEN
DIRECTOR
ROBERT HOFMANN
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
KAREEN MORGAN
GAIN DIVISION MANAGER
ELAINE GROT IMANN
GAIN PROGRAM ANALYST
GAIN COUNTY PLAN - FY 1996/1998
L INTRODUCTION:
Beginning in FY 1993/1994, Contra Costa County shifted the focus of the GAIN program
from primarily training/education to employment. This shift has aligned this county with the
changes and goals of AB 1371. We have been able to boast of some success in improving
job entries since this change was made. We went from 209 job entries in FY 1992/1993 to
911 job entries in FY 1994/1995 - a 336% improvement. Placements in FY 1995/1996 have
continued to improve with a total of 1067 job entries.
Following the lead of the GAIN Advisory Council's recommendations, we anticipate further
streamlining our operations in FY 1996/97. With time-limited AFDC eligibility looming for
our recipients, it behooves us to assist as many individuals into employment as possible. It is
our goal to put into place procedures that will enable this county to continue to increase job
entry numbers monthly.
The Department has embarked on a project to organizationally merge the GAIN Services
Division with the Income Maintenance Division. This action is being taken to better position
our employment services as the "Front Door" in our system to encourage self-sufficiency.
This action will start the Department's effort to redefine/transition the welfare system to an
employment-based response to poverty.
To further our goal of "breaking the welfare cycle," we will continue to consider teen parents
and parents under the age of 24 as a primary target. We will also target those who are new
enough to the welfare system that they have not become complacent. As we endeavor to
keep families intact and support coming from parents in the home, AFDC-Unemployed Parent
cases will also continue to be a priority.
In 1996, we began exploring the possibility of working with the Regional Occupational
Program and Head Start to put together a child care provider certification program. Although
delayed, the project will increase the number of certified child care providers in our West
County area. Through this project and through other opportunities that arise, we hope to
increase the role of community-based organizations in successful GAIN outcomes.
We will continue the strong alliances established in the past with the Contra Costa County
Private Industry Council (PIC) and with the Richmond Private Industry Council / Richmond
Works. In 1995 we also began a successful alliance with Richmond Employment
Development Department (EDD) through the use of the "GAIN 4" System. EDD's Intensive
Services money is also serving our West County participants by providing greater one-to-one
interaction between EDD Counselors and GAIN participants, resulting in greater job search
opportunities.
We look forward to reforming welfare and anticipate many changes to our GAIN Program
and to our Department in the coming year.
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H. GOALS AND PROJECTIONS:
A. NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS TO BE SERVED
In November, 1994, the total number of GAIN participants being served in Contra Costa
County was 2,591. By November, 1995, the number of GAIN participants being served
had increased to 3,458. We expect to continue to expand the program by increasing the
number of participants we serve. Through the changes we are making, we anticipate
moving more participants into employment, thus opening the way for serving a greater
number of participants. While the total number of participants may remain at
approximately 3,500 at any given time, more individuals will ultimately be served by our
program.
B. ANTICIPATED JOB ENTRIES
In our GAIN County Plan for FY 1994/95, we set our target for job entries at 768. We
arrived at this number by calculating the amount of grant savings we would need to
actively participate in the California Performance Demonstration Project. However, the
calculation was done prior to the implementation of"Work Pays," which increased grants
to working AFDC recipients and decreased grant savings. Even though we did not
achieve the grant savings we originally anticipated, as a result of changes we made in our
County Plan for last year, we far exceeded our job entry target by assisting 911 GAIN
participants to find employment.
Our target for job entries for FY 1995/96 was 1200. Because AB 1371 regulations
arrived so late and required several changes for staff, including finding new space for our
West County Job Club, our implementation county-wide was delayed until 5/96. We
now do not expect to reach our original goal. Our total placements for FY 1995/96 are
1067. However, with the adjustments we planned in place, we anticipate reaching or
exceeding our target of 1200 for FY 1996/97. Of the 1200 job entries we anticipate,
approximately 65% should result in grant reductions and 20% should result in grant
terminations (15% no change).
After reviewing the last Cost Benefit Ratio analysis, we discovered that our GAIN
Information System has provided incorrect data on grant terminations and reductions.
Using a manual count based on a review of actual cases, Fiscal staff will be submitting
revised GAIN 25 reports for FY 1995-1996 with more accurate information for
terminations and reductions.
C. ACTIONS BEING TAKEN TO INCREASE JOB ENTRIES
1. Because of our late start, 90+% of the individuals being served in GAIN are
members of Federal Target Groups. We are still well-short of reaching the
451/o/55% balance of monies prescribed by AB 1371. For this reason, we plan to
adjust our 4-stage phase-in of County-designated target groups.
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a. Phase 1, originally planned for implementation from 1/1/96 - 3/31/96, now
has a new target date: 3/1/96 - 9/1/96. In Phase 1, the following
individuals will be inducted into GAIN:
1).' AFDC recipients being served by our Service Integration Teams at
Family Service Centers; and
2). Newly-granted AFDC-FG recipients whose youngest child is age six or
older and who are not currently in an education or training program;
and
3). AFDC-U recipients;
4). Cal Learn Graduates and other parents under age 24;
5). Individuals volunteering for GAIN because they want to find work as
quickly as possible;
6). Refugees who have been in the United States for less than five years;
7). Individuals included in other Federal Target groups as space is
available.
b. Phase 2, now from 8/1/96 - 11/30/96, the following individuals will be
added to the previous groups to be inducted into GAIN:
1). Participants of other approved job programs being run outside of GAIN.
c. Phase 3, now from 12/1/96 - 3/31/97, the following individuals will be
added to the previous groups to be inducted into GAIN:
1). Participants in the GAIN Child Care Training Program; and
2). Head Start parents receiving AFDC.
d. In Phase 4, from 4/1/97 on, the following individuals will be added to the
previous groups to be inducted into GAIN:
1). Newly-granted AFDC-FG recipients with children age 3 and older and
who are not in an education / training program; and
2). Individuals who are in all other Federal Target Groups who have not yet
been invited into GAIN.
2. We continue to contract with the Private Industry Council (PIC) for three, full
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time, experienced Job Developers. Their role is to emphasize our commitment
to employment placement by meeting with GAIN participants individually and as
a group. They assist hard to serve participants by helping them meet with
employers, polish their resumes, etc. They also develop jobs which match the
skills and needs of the hard to place individuals.
3. The Job Developer in the Hercules GAIN office continues to work closely with
Job Developers from the Employment Development Department (EDD) Intensive
Service Program (ISP), who are outstationed there to give individual attention to
participants in job services. The EDD job developer provides us access to the
"GAIN 4" System. This, in turn, provides GAIN participants in our largest
office with access to two job experts plus access to one of the largest job
databases in the state.
4. We continue to support and expand Family Service Centers in two of the most
economically deprived areas of the county, Bay Point and North Richmond, each
of which includes an outstationed GAIN Case Manager. The Case Managers in
these centers make contacts with employers in the communities, helping to
develop jobs for GAIN participants served by the centers. Expansion plans for
these centers will include outstationed staff and services from the county's
Private Industry Council. GAIN and PIC staff co-located at these centers will
provide greater services to individuals in these pockets of poverty.
5. With completion of certain programs, such as Heald Business College and
Certified Nurse Assistant programs, we have allowed some individuals to go
from training directly into Job Search with approval of the GAIN Supervisor.
Now, under AB 1371, there will also be some individuals (with supervisory
approval) who will go directly to Assessment, depending on how extensive their
Job Search services through their programs were. Since certain programs
concentrate on building self esteem, writing resumes, and support job placement
as part of the program, Job Club is somewhat redundant. Requiring these
individuals to attend Job Club prior to Job Search would only delay meeting
their employment goals. If the individual has already been exposed to weeks of
intensive job search through their program and still has not found employment,
they may be referred directly to Assessment to determine what further plans
must be made.
6. We have, since FY 1993/1994, had a GAIN flow that went from Orientation to
Appraisal to Job Club for most participants (not including Self-Initiated
Programs). Under our previous flow, some individuals were side-tracked for
adult basic education or English as a second language programs. This will no
longer be the case, except for those individuals the Case Manager determines
need extra education, such as parents under age 20 with no high school diploma.
For those individuals who do need this education, the recommended plan.will be
for concurrent education and j ob services.
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7. Also, under,our plan, Job Club hours include Job Search in the afternoons. Job
Club runs daily for nine days. After that, the individual attends Job Search daily
for two weeks. Those who have not found employment in that four-week period
are referred to Assessmerrt.'>.7 Since we have shortened the Job Club / Job Search
period to four weeks instead of our previous ten weeks, we expect to be able to
serve more clients in the next year. Extending the daily and weekly hours for
these components will provide more support to participants, who, we expect, will
reach employment sooner.
8. Using the AB 1371 flexibility in the GAIN flow, certain individuals will be able
to go directly to the component most likely to support them to employment.
With supervisory approval, GAIN Case Managers may flex individuals directly
into Job Search or Assessment, depending on their individual need.
9. AFDC-U parents have been participating in the prescribed "work activity" as part
of the employment plan after assessment. Under our GAIN flow, these
individuals will participate in AWEX either concurrently with job services being
provided after Appraisal or as a separate activity while waiting for job services
to begin.
10. We have already eliminated CASAS testing prior to Assessment. This has been
a positive change for both staff and clients. Many clients were undermined by
having to be tested up front; more are becoming employed earlier now.
11. As part of most employment plans after Assessment, individuals in GAIN will
participate in an AWEX or PREP slot, the hours to be determined by their
individual situations. Should their employment plan include ABE/ESL or
training, it will be scheduled concurrently with AWEX/PREP whenever possible.
12. Contra Costa County Volunteer Services has taken a role in GAIN. Volunteer
Services is currently funding professional resume writers to work with GAIN
participants. Volunteers have also tapped the "hidden job market" by making
phone calls to develop jobs in Central County.
13. In an effort to serve more GAIN participants, we are instituting some cost-saving
measures.
a) Only clothing that is necessary for an individual to participate in a GAIN
component will be purchased at GAIN expense; this generally will not
include underwear or multiple outfits, unless required.
b) When training or child care is available in the local area, GAIN will not pay
transportation costs outside of the area for an individual to participate in an
activity chosen by that individual.
c) When all a potential client in a self-initiated training program wants is child
care, the individual will be given the opportunity to refuse GAIN in favor of
going into the Non-GAIN Education and Training program (NET) or
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Department of Education AB 2184 Enhanced Funding alternative payment
child care program.
D. ADDITIONAL ACTIONS BEING DEVELOPED
1. We are still discussing with the PIC the possibility of a jobs hot-line for
potential employers.. This concept has been tried in the Richmond area by
"Richmond Works," and the collaborative effort by Richmond PIC, the City of
Richmond, EDD, and GAIN has been very successful. By marketing to the
community that when an employer has a need for new employees he/she should
call the hot-line, we will become more mainstream in the jobs our participants
can acquire. When it is developed by the PIC, the hot-line will be designed as a
job development tool for PIC, EDD, and GAIN, and all jobs developed from it
will go into the Search H system being implemented by PIC. We will access
this system through our PIC Job Developers.
2. We continue to explore ways to increase the slots available to GAIN participants
for Job Club.
3. We are continuing to explore the possibility of working with Community
Services, Head Start and the Regional Occupational Program (ROP) in our West
County area to set-up a child care certification program. Development of this
project was delayed during a reorganization period in Community Services and
Head Start, but talks are expected to resume in the next month. Through this
program, we anticipate expanding the available child care so there will be no
shortage when increasing numbers of AFDC recipients enter employment.
4. We also anticipate working with Head Start parents on AFDC to provide job
programs they need to become independent from welfare.
5. Staff has embraced the "Work Pays" concept to such a degree that they have
requested computer software to demonstrate to everyone in the program how
much better off they will be working. To this end, we have been communicating
with Network Six to assist them in revising their "Work Pays" software to meet
California budgeting needs. While this has been delayed due to their corporate
down-sizing, we expect a new demo. disk from them to test their revisions at
any time.
M. COUNTY-DESIGNATED TARGET GROUPS
As previously described, the county will phase in County-Designated Target Groups in 4
stages. To recap here, the new County-Designated Target Groups are as follows:
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A. AFDC recipients being served at Family Service Centers by the Service Integration
Teams;
B. Cal Learn graduates and other parents under age 24;
C. Newly-granted AFDC-FG recipients with children age 6 and older and who are not
currently participating in an education/training program;
D. AFDC-U recipients;
E. Individuals volunteering for GAIN because they want to find work as quickly as
possible;
F. Participants (on AFDC) in an approved Job Club outside of this agency;
G. Participants (on AFDC) in the Child Care Training Certification Program;
H. Head Start Parents receiving AFDC;
I. Newly-granted AFDC recipients with children age 3 and older and who are not
currently participating in an education/training program.
IV. LABOR MARKET INFORMATION
Since our last county plan update, the labor market in the East Bay, including Contra Costa
County, has continued on its predicted course. According to a 10/20/95 news release from
EDD, the unemployment rate in this area has declined slightly in the past 6 months to 5.0%.
The East Bay Area posted a net increase of 12,600 jobs in the past year. The largest gains,
11,500 jobs, occurred in the services industry division, which includes personal and health
services, amusements and membership organizations. Manufacturing and retail trade also
showed sizeable growth, while jobs declined in government (due to base closures), finance
and insurance.
The projected average, non-agricultural growth for Contra Costa County is 11.9%. EDD
stated in their 1994 Annual Planning Information publication that between 1990 and 1997,
services, the county's largest industry division, will lead in employment growth with the
addition of 18,000 jobs for well over 40% of all new jobs in the county. Business services,
comprised of a large variety of firms which offer services to other businesses on a fee or
contract basis, is the fastest growing segment and will add over 7,000 jobs by 1997. Even
though Health Services will fall to second in growth by 1997, it is still expected to add over
5,000 new jobs, as the county's expanding population and workforce increase the demand for
medical facilities. Engineering, accounting, research and management services, private
education, museums, and legal services are expected to add another 2,000 jobs.
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Benefiting from a strong county employment base and the general affluence of the population,
the retail trade should generate close to 9,000 jobs by 1997. The greatest increases will occur
in restaurants and miscellaneous retail. The construction trade should increase when some
long-term highway improvements, such as the Highway 680/24 interchange in Walnut Creek,
are completed. Petroleum and chemical manufacturing, which produce mainly non-durable
goods, and printing/publishing businesses should add new 2,400 jobs by the year 1997.
Finance, insurance and real estate industries, of which Contra Costa has a slightly greater
concentration than the state as a whole, are estimated to provide 2,500 new jobs in the next
few years.
In summary, EDD expects the current economic base in Contra Costa to expand at a moderate
pace. Many of the jobs being created in this expanding economy are service jobs requiring
little or no prior training. As the new job markets develop, we anticipate many new
opportunities for job placements for GAIN participants.
V. CHILD CARE RESOURCE INFORMATION
Child care resources have generally expanded in accordance with the economic growth in the
county. Some of the larger child care providers have opened new facilities in the last few
years. Other large providers have gone out of business but have been purchased or reformed
and reopened under new names.
At the present time there are approximately 300 licensed centers and 1400 licensed day care
homes in the county. There are no remote, unserved areas. We have never had a problem
finding child care resources for GAIN participants. With programs we are working to
develop, we anticipate even more child care resources to serve greater numbers of former
AFDC recipients as they become employed.
VI. CAL LEARN PLAN AND DATA
We continue to contract with our Adolescent and Family Life Program provider, East Bay
Perinatal Council to provide Case Management Services for Cal Learn participants. One
change we have made this year is that, beginning with July, 1996, supportive services
payments, our department will make the payments for Cal Learn child care. Funding for this
activity will come from prescribed eligibility time, and an Eligibility Worker will be hired to
make payments in addition to taking on some other Cal Learn tracking activities.
In the first year of Cal Learn, Contra Costa paid 254 $100 bonuses and 55 $500 bonuses. In
addition, 95 sanction actions were taken. In FY 1995-1996, we have paid 432- $100 bonuses
and taken 284 sanction actions. The number of parenting teens who have graduated from
high school or gotten GEDs increased to 83 (17 additional participants were not in Cal Learn
long enough to receive bonuses upon graduation).
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VII. ATTACHMENTS:
91 Coordination letter from Richmond PIC
#2 Coordination letter from County PIC
#3 GAIN Flow Chart (AFDC-U Parents)- no changes since the last County Plan Update
#4 GAIN Flow Chart (Regular Flow) - no changes since the last County Plan Update
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Private Industry Council City of
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Employment Services
330 - 25th Street
April 29, 1996
Ms. Elaine Grossman
GAIN Program Analyst
Contra Costa County
Social Services Department
40 Douglas Drive
Martinez, CA 94553
Dear Ms . Grossman:
The City of Richmond's Employment & Training Department/Private
Industry Council fully supports the goals of the Contra Costa
County GAIN program.
We utilize our allocated 8o/50o JTPA monies to fund a very
successful dropout recovery program for GAIN clients who are teen
parents (those over 18 who are not eligible for CAL-LEARN) through
the Richmond Adult School . This program was selected by the
Department of Education as an exemplary program and is being used
as a model site by other educational and community based programs
throughout the state.
Additionally, we continue to contract with the Department of
Social Services, through the Contra Costa PIC, to provide job
development and job placement services for West Contra Costa
residents who are GAIN clients . And of course, a significant
proportion of our other JTPA Title II Adult and Youth funds are
used to train and place AFDC, General Assistance and other clients
of the Social Services Department .
Thank you for your assistance in facilitating coordination between'
the Contra Costa GAIN program and the Richmond Employment and
Training Department . We look forward to continuing Richmond' s
participation with GAIN in the coming program year.
Sincerely, ,
si �Mt zi
As istant Employment raining Director
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cc: Isiah Turner, Deputy City Manager
Community and Economic Development
City of Richmond California 94804 telephone: 510 307-8014
fax: 510 307-8061
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DATE: July 1, 1996
A. TO: Elaine Grothmann, GAIN Program Analyst
tiTR� Cosa Coy C=sta County ocial Service Department
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PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL FROM: Arthur C. Miner, Executive Director
2425 Bisso Lane,Suite 100
Concord,CA 94520-4891 Private Industry Council
(510) 646-5339
FAX (510) 646-5517 SUBJECT: COORDINATION/DEGREE OF PARTICIPATION
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BETWEEN JTPA AND SOCIAL SERVICE
JOAN KELLEY-WILLIAMS
Chair
BABCO
CINDY TURNER Pursuant to the requirements of the JOBS Program, this memorandum is
Vice Chair written to document/confirm the coordination and participation by the
Turner&Associates County's Private Industry Council/JTPA program in the GAIN/JOBs program
STEVE GIACOMI administered by the County' Social Service Department.
Past Chair
Liberty National Bank
BARBARA SHAW The Private Industry Council is currently under contract with the Social
Member at Large Service Department to provide Job Development Services to GAIN clients in
Barbara Shaw Seminars the following program components: three week job search, 90 Day Job
MYRTLE BALLARD Search and PREP. Periodic meetings are held with PIC administrative staff,
Chair Oversight Committee PIC contractor staff, Social Service administrative staff and GAIN Case
Employment Development Dept.
STEPHANIE FERGUSON Managers to review/coordinate Job Search Services to welfare clients.
Chair Marketing Committee
Glendale Federal Bank The PIC also provides, using Title 11-A 8% SECG funds, a unique
BETH LEE "Assessment/Remediation Program: for GAIN participants who score below
Chair Planning Committee
C.C.C.Redevelopment Agency 200 on the initial CASAS assessment in readinp�b program
and/or math." This ro am
CHUCKWOODS component was designed in coordination with the Social Service Department
Chair Proposal Review Committee and utilized a Social Service representative in the PIC's selection process for
Charles H.Woods&Associates determining the program provider.
DIRECTORS Also, there is a County Policy Forum, the Executive Committee of which
Nancv Atkinson consists of the County Administrator, Health Service Director, Social
John Cullen
Tula Economou Services Director, Community Probation Officer Services Director PIC
Richard Foley Executive Director, Housing Authority Director, Juvenile Court Judge,
Joe Goglio Sheriff, Superintendent of Schools, and Superintendent from one of the
Sylvester Greenwood
George Hamm School Districts. The purpose of this forum is to coordinate and provide
Cara Rubinstein Hoxie input on the delivery of services to families and children through programs
Susan McCormick
Annette Silva such as GAIN.
Helen Spencer
Francoise Thimon It has been the practice of the Contra Costa County Private Industry Council
Cindy Turner
to coordinate and participate with the County Social Service Department in
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR the planing and implementation of the GAIN program.
ARTHUR C. MINER
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