HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06042013 - C.53RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay in an amount not to exceed $879,375 for the Subsidized Temporary
Experience with Pay for the Under-Employed Program (STEP-UP) for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30,
2014.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$879,375 California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Single Allocation, 15% State, 85%
Federal.
BACKGROUND:
The objective of the Subsidized Temporary Experience with Pay for the Under-Employed Program (STEP-UP) is to
provide entry level paid work experience to designated California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids
(CalWORKs) participants who are not meeting their Welfare-to-Work (WTW) participation requirement by
immediately placing them into paid worksite assignments for a maximum of 30 days.
The goal of STEP-UP, when coupled with their necessary WTW activities and services, is to immediately engage
WTW participants by providing an exposure to work and basic job skills ultimately leading to
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/04/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Elaine Burres,
313-1717
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 4, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 53
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:June 4, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Goodwill Industries of the Greater East Bay for Subsidized Experience with Pay for the Under-Employed Program
(STEP-UP)
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
their long-term job placement.
The program approach has proven extremely successful for re-engaging harder-to-serve clients and for increasing the
federally required Work Participation Rate (WPR).
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without contract approval, STEP-UP will not continue in Contra Costa County.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The contract supports three of the five community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: 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 providing paid short term entry level
work experience to CalWORKS Welfare-to-Work participants.