HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06162009 - C.49RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee,
to execute a contract with Lao Family Community Development, Inc., a non-profit
corporation, in an amount not to exceed $127,000 to provide California Work Opportunity
and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Work Experience (WEX) Program services for the
period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$127,000: 100% State funds
BACKGROUND:
Work experience activities are an integral part of the California Work Opportunity and
Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Welfare-to-Work (WtW) program and are designed to
help participants who have limited work experience, a sporadic employment history and
limited marketable skills, to provide and upgrade their job skills in a non-paid work position
under close supervison, thereby enhancing their employability for unsubsidized
employment. Work experience plays an important role in meeting required participation
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/16/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Contact: 313.1648
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: June 16, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Celicia Nelson, Deputy
cc: Stefanie Pfingstl, Earl Maciel
C.49
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Joe Valentine, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:June 16, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract with Lao Family Community Development, Inc., for Work Experience Services
rates as CalWORKs participants, not exempt from work requirements, must be working and
or participating in services that will assist them in increasing their employability.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports five of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report
Card: 1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School;" 2) "Children and Youth Healthy
and Preparing for Productive Adulthood;" 3) "Families that are Economically
Self-Sufficient;" 4) "Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing;" and 5) "Communities
that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families," by assisting
parents in obtaining and maintaining unsubsidized employment thereby reducing stress on
the family unit.