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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10181994 - 1.59 Contra _ Costa TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS County y ra FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon r" C �" J Director of Community Development DATE: October 18, 1994 SUBJECT: Community Development Block Grant Project Agreement for the In-Home Care Registry and Training Project SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS AUTHORIZE the Deputy Director, Redevelopment, or his designee to execute Project Agreement 20-75 with Family and Community Services of Contra Costa to provide $64,800 in FY 1994/95 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for the In-Home Care Registry and Training Project. FISCAL IMPACT No General Funds are involved. Funds for this project are from FY 1994/95 CDBG funds provided to the County by the U.S . Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) . BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS On February 15, 1994 , the Board of Supervisors approved the allocation of $3 . 7 million in FY 1994/95 CDBG funds, including $64,800 for 'Fie CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDA0 OF BOARb COMMITTE APPROVE OTHER ,SIGNATURE(S) : ACTION OF BOARD ON OCT 18 1996 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: Kathleen Hamm OCT 18 19% 646-4208 ATTESTED cc: County Administrator PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF County Counsel THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Auditor-Controller (N. Garnett) ANDCOUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Community Development Family and Community Services BY , DEPUTY 1. sq per- 2 In-Home Care Registry and Training Project sponsored by Family and Community Services of Contra Costa. The purpose of this project is to create jobs for low-income individuals and assist elderly and disabled populations through the training and placement of in-home care workers . In implementing this project, Family and Community Services will : o conduct outreach through the Employment Development Department, the media, community service agencies and other relevant means to identify lower-income individuals in need of employment and interested in becoming qualified in-home care workers; o provide employment screening, job skills development, and specialized training for in-home care workers, including training required to care for HIV/AIDS clients; o conduct outreach to identify job placements with elderly and disabled households in need of in-home care and assistance; and o maintain a job registry and placement service for qualified in-home care workers . Successful implementation of this project will provide a double benefit: lower income individuals will receive job training and increased employment opportunities; and disabled and elderly households will receive assistance needed to maintain an independent living status in a safe environment. During the current program year, Family and Community Services anticipates that 250 to 300 County residents will receive in-home care training and an estimated 300 lower income individuals will be placed in jobs assisting disabled and elderly households in Contra Costa. The proposed annual operating budget for this project is $93,400, including $64 , 800 in FY 1994/95 CDBG funds, $3, 000 in FY 1993/94 CDBG carryover funds, $21,000 in Contra Costa County Ryan White Funds, and $4,500 in City of Walnut Creek funds . kh/k9/BOSFCS