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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS �E..._...;._.
FROM: John Cullen, Director r _t: Contra
Social Service Dep t ear m�` jn Costa
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,: _. County
DATE: November 10 , 1996 - ---------
SUBJECT:
-------SUBJECT: AUTHORIZE the Social Service Director, or designee, to accept additional State
and Federal funding for the Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) Program.
SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
AUTHORIZE the Social Service Director, or designee, to:
1 . Accept additional funding as identified by the California Department
of Social Services for the Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN)
Program;
2. Adjust the County,GAIN Plan as necessary.
FISCAL:
Contra Costa County's original GAIN allocation for FY 1996 - 1997 was
$5,380,013, of which $2,657,509 was Federal funding and $2,225,799 was
State funding. The County maintenance of effort share was, and remains,
$496,705, which is fully budgeted. Per California Department of Social Services
County Fiscal Letter No. 96/97-27, Contra Costa County will receive an additional
$517,754 to be used for the GAIN Program. In addition to these funds, the
California Department of Social Services expects to distribute $60 million later this
year, of which Contra Costa should receive in excess of $1 million for the GAIN
Program.
BACKGROUND:
GAIN is the employment/training program serving employable adults who are
recipients of AFDC. Under Welfare Reform, the State and the Counties must meet
Work Participation Standards set-out by Federal Legislation. Based on these
Standards, by 9/30/97, 25% of the Family Group caseload must be employed and
75% of the Unemployed Parent caseload must be employed. The money now
offered to counties is intended for expansion of the GAIN Programs to serve
additional needy families by getting needy parents employed.
In FY 1994 - 1995, the Department set as a job entry goal 768 participants getting
jobs. Staff and GAIN participants more than met that goal with 911 job entries in
that year. In FY 1995 - 1996, we again improved performan with 1067 job
entries. In FY 1996-1997, we anticipate greatly improving Gn t ese(�n mbers.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: 1
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE ���///
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON HE a APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: Contact: R. Hofmann 3-1593 ATTESTED DEC 0 3 06
SOCIAL SERVICE (CONTRACTS UNIT) PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER
CONTRACTOR
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