HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06252013 - C.77RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
Lao Family Community Development, in an amount not to exceed $105,668, to provide job skills and placement
services for limited English speaking and non-English speaking California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to
Kids (CalWORKs) participants for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$105,668: 100% State/Federal (15% State; 85% Federal) CalWORKs Single Allocation funding (CFDA #93.667)
BACKGROUND:
Lao Family Community Development provides pre-and post-employment services and translation and interpretation
services in Vietnamese and various Laotian dialects to limited English proficient CalWORKs refugees residing in
West Contra Costa County. Services include assisted job search, job placement, employment disputes resolution for
job retention, and other job related information.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/25/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
Contact: Earl Maciel
3-1648
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 25, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: , Deputy
cc:
C. 77
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:June 25, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract with Lao Family Community Development Center
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Interpretation and translation services and post/pre-employment services will not be provided to West Contra Costa
County non-English or limited English speaking Vietnamese and Laotian CalWORKs participants.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract directly 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."