HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07292014 - C.118RECOMMENDATION(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, 2014 through June 30,
2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$879,375: 100% California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Single Allocation.
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.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 07/29/2014 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: 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: July 29, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc:
C.118
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:July 29, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract with Goodwill Industries for STEP-UP Program Services
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
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 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.