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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS F&HS-03 Contra
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FROM: FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
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DATE: April 15, 1997 -
SUBJECT:
WELFARE REFORM REDESIGN UPDATE,
SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. ACCEPT the attached report from the Social Service Director on the status of
the Welfare Reform Redesign efforts that are underway in the Social Service
Department.
2. EXPRESS the Board's appreciation to the Social Service Director for the
close working relationship that has been developed with SEIU Local 535 as
a part of welfare reform redesign, as evidenced by the fact that Local 535
representatives indicated to our Committee that there has been great labor-
management cooperation throughout the Redesign effort.
3. REQUEST the Social Service Director to advise the Board members of those
actions the Board should take to further the goals of welfare reform redesign.
4. REQUEST the Social Service Director to report to the Family and Human
Services Committee on May 12, 1997 on the status of welfare reform
legislation in Sacramento,
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD CO ITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): nrjkIkIA
ACTION OF BOARD ON April 22, 1997 APPRO ED RECOMMENDED X OTHER X
APPROVED the recommendations as set forth above; and REFERRED the position paper submitted by the
Executive Director, Contra Costa Child Care Council, to the Social Servies Director for review
and subsequent report to the Board on the impact of welfare reform on child care issues.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X 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: ATTESTED April 22, 1997
County Administrator p HELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Social Service Director Supe ISORS AND COUNTY 1 ST OR
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BACKGROUND:
On March 18, 1997, the Board of Supervisors approved a report from our Committee
on the various welfare reform proposals which are under consideration in
Sacramento. In approving that report, the Board asked the Social Service Director
to make a further report to our Committee on April 14, 1997. On April 14, 1997, the
Social Service Director reviewed the attached report with our Committee. He
emphasized the work that is being done in terms of workforce development, and the
entire redesign of the Social Service Department in order to reorient activities and
goals toward employment. Mr. Cullen also pointed out the Phase II activities that will
be undertaken in the various offices.
Mr. Cullen also emphasized the importance of an employment retention plan which
provides ongoing support services after the cash grant is terminated. We really
need to look at what we mean by self-sufficiency because the concept is changing.
Mr. Cullen reported that 150 additional people each month are reporting income,
which may mean that the message is beginning to get through that working is what
is expected of people.
Supervisor Gerber asked that Mr. Cullen provide the Board members with a list of
things that they could do in the community to support the goals of welfare reform
redesign. Mr. Cullen suggested that it is essential that the community begin to
recognize that community-wide change is what is needed to make welfare reform to
work, not just change within the welfare department. Workforce development
strategies are essential and the cooperation of the private sector is important to
making this work.
Bruce Peaslee, representing Local 535, expressed his appreciation for the
outstanding labor-management participation that has been achieved by the redesign
effort. Union representatives were brought in at the beginning of welfare reform and
line employees have been involved in every aspect of the planning for welfare reform
redesign.
It is expected that by May, it will begin to become clearer what the Legislature is
going to do with welfare reform. Mr. Cullen and his staff will brief us on where things
appear to be headed and we will report back to the Board following our May 12,1997
meeting.
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SOCIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
TO: Family and Human Services Committee DATE: April 9, 1997
FROM: John Cullen V
SUBJ: WELFARE REFORM REDESIGN
As per your directions, the Social Service Department will be presenting "an
update on our Focus on Employment Redesign at the April 14 meeting.
Attached you will find a staff report on our Welfare Reform Redesign
implementation activities.
My Staff and I plan to highlight activities included in these documents and
will be prepared to answer any questions that you may have regarding our
activities in preparation for Welfare Reform.
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REPORT TO THE DIRECTOR
INCOME MAINTENANCE/GAIN BUREAU REDESIGN
IMPLEMENTATION - PHASE I (11/96-2/97)
SOCIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT WELFARE REFORM ACTIVITIES
This report summarizes the activities that resulted in the successful completion of Phase I of
the Income Maintenance/GAIN Bureau Redesign Project and briefly outlines the activities
that will be carried out in Phase 11 of the project. This report also contains general
information about welfare reform activities in which department staff are participating,
internally and outside the Department.
Background:
Welfare Reform
Public Law 104-1931 was enacted in August, 1996, during the Redesign planning cycle. All
plans had been, and continue to be, formulated with federal welfare reform requirements as a
core element of evolution to an employment-focused service delivery system. The advent of
federal welfare reform has resulted in an expansion of planning and change efforts,
departmentwide and at the community, county and regional levels.
Social Service Income Maintenance/GAIN Bureau Redesign
In January, 1996, the Director commissioned the Assistant Director for Income Maintenance
(IM)/ GAIN to outline a structure to create plans to move the Bureau to a focus on
employment as the primary goal of the IM programs. The IM/GAIN Bureau Redesign Plan,
"Focusing on Employment," was created over the course of several months by: a Policy
Design Group, consisting of line staff and managers from the Bureau; an SEIU, Local 535
Negotiating Team member; a representative from the County Administrator's Office; a
Resource Group, consisting of experts in Personnel, Facilities, Aid Programs, Information
Technology and Fiscal issues; and a Planning Team, consisting of the Project Manager and
Associate Planner. The Redesign Plan provided for both an internal restructuring of services
to focus on employment, and a call for community-level activities that would result in a
comprehensive work force development system in Contra Costa County.
The Redesign Plan was approved by the director and presented to Top Management Team
(Division Managers and above), then to all staff in a series of meetings in local offices in
November, 1996. During these meetings, staff were invited to participate on Action Teams
and Task Forces, formed to implement the plan in a three-phase model. Phase I was
designed to provide initial information and education about the Plan and its scheduled
implementation, as well as to put in place an "infrastructure for change" that would develop
the mechanisms to carry out the Plan elements. The Redesign Plan was also endorsed by the
Family and Human Services Committee of the Board of Supervisors and widely shared, both
in published versions and in community presentations.
'The federal welfare reform law, "The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996"
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Redesign Phase I Timeline Activities and Accomplishments:
The Phase I timeline' shows the activities that were planned for the start-up period,
November, 1996-February, 1997. Most activities were completed on, or ahead of, schedule,
as follows:
• Director approved the IM/GAIN Bureau Redesign Plan 11/13/96
• Plan was presented to Top Management Team 11/14/96
• Departmentwide meetings were conducted to brief all staff 12/3-5/96
on the Plan.
• Second communitywide forum was held to continue efforts 12/5/96
to educate and inform the community about welfare reform.
• Action Teams and Task Forces recruitment was conducted 12/10-31/96
(120 volunteers responded, representing about 20% of Bureau
staff).
• Training for IM/GAIN/GA/Clerical/Administrative line 12/19/96
supervisors and managers on the Plan was conducted.
• Lunchtime briefings in Social Service Department offices 1/97
to update staff on state and federal welfare reform.
• Training for Action Teams/Task Forces members was 1/22-23/97
conducted.
• Action Teams/Task Forces meetings began 2/97
• "Jobs Junction," a full-day organization culture change, self- 2/97-5/97
sufficiency skills-building and Bureau needs assessment session
for all Bureau staff, began.
• First quarterly meeting of the Redesign Coordinating 2/25/97
Committee was held.
• Local office Action Plan development began. 3/97
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Other Phase I Activities
Staffmg and Organization
The Redesign Planning Team added one Program Analyst and was assigned responsibility for
coordination of the implementation of the Redesign, as well as lead responsibility for welfare
reform planning. A Staff Development Program Analyst was appointed to take responsibility
for developing and delivering Redesign training and to serve as the liaison between Staff
Development and the Implementation Team for overall welfare reform training development.
Other staff in the department are working on welfare reform activities such as:
implementation of regulations; child care/work force/program policy development; impact of
SSI, In-Home Supportive Services and Food Stamp cuts on local food assistance and General
Assistance programs;citizenship assistance efforts; fiscal effects of welfare reform and
related budget initiatives for state fiscal year 98.
Publications
The following publications began during Phase I:
• A monthly IM/GAIN Bureau Redesign Newsletter began. Three editions (1/97, 2/97
and 3/97) have been published. The newsletter is distributed to all staff directly
involved in the Redesign, about 780 staff.
• A second Welfare Reform Bulletin, issue 97-02, was published in March, 1997 to
inform staff and the community about current state and federal welfare reform
activities.
• The first monthly flyer to all Bureau staff, to inform them of the current year's
number of GAIN placements and the percentage of AFDC cases reporting earnings
for each local office, was published in March, 1997.
• The GAIN/IM Policy Division began publication of a monthly memo to update the
Board of Supervisors and Social Service Department managers on the progress of
implementation of regulations related to welfare reform.
• A side-by-side analysis of the four major proposals for state welfare reform, aligned
with the federal welfare reform requirements of Public Law 104-193, was published
and distributed statewide as a tool for the California Welfare Directors Association to
evaluate state welfare reform information.
• A "Local Impact Table" was published in February, 1997 to outline potential local
effects of federal welfare reform and possible effects of the various state welfare
reform proposals. This table has been extensively distributed locally.
• A "demographics" summary was developed in March, 1997 and will be updated
monthly. This publication contains basic caseload information.
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Work Force Development Activities
The Redesign Plan, in addition to internal redesign, calls for a multi-system response to
welfare reform and work force development. To that end, department staff are engaged in
work force development efforts at the county and regional levels.
• Regional grant: The GAIN/IM Policy Manager is working as part of a regional
group, composed of the Alameda and Contra Costa Social Service Departments and
the Oakland, Alameda, Richmond and Contra Costa Private Industry Councils, on the
overall One-Stop grant, including development of an electronic infrastructure for
workforce development. This effort is funded by a $3 million Job Training
Partnership Act 40% Grant from the state.
• Workforce Development Leadership Commission: John Cullen is participating on this
group along with heads of community colleges, PICs, EDD managers, California
Department of Rehabilitation, County Administrator's Office staff, representatives of
the employer committee and other local partners to develop and support a county
workforce development system.
• CWDA Self-Sufficiency Committee: Contra Costa's Social Service Department
Director is Chair of this CWDA Committee, which is the focus of CWDA welfare
reform planning and strategy efforts. This committee receives reports from CWDA
Technical Review Teams and formulates recommendations to the CWDA Executive
Board on welfare reform.
• Child Care meetings: Department staff have met with the Child Care Council
Executive Director and staff from Community Services/Head Start to begin planning
efforts for working under the Child Care Development Block Grant. Social Service is
also working with a local community college on a child care provider training
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Social Service Redesign Implementation
Each of the four major Social Service Department offices (Antioch, Hercules, Richmond and
Martinez) have formed Action Teams. These teams have met since February to
operationalize the Redesign. Action Plans that outline activities for 1997 are nearing
completion. Major areas of implementation are lobby redesign and employment-focused
services pilot projects.
Lobby redesign plans include physical reconfiguration of lobby space, establishment of
children's play/care areas, resource desk and staff in lobbies to assist participants, and
posting and availability of employment and community resource information.
Pilot projects will test the integration of the AFDC/GAIN intake process and various models
of AFDC/GAIN configuration of duties. Examples include: a "universal worker" and
streamlined GAIN process for the job-ready, c-eRoeafiee of AFDC and GAIN staff, including
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one bilingual unit, incorporating eligibility work and GAIN Social Service Program Assistant
duties to free up GAIN Social Worker time to focus on noncompliance and service to
participants with significant barriers, and development of a job retention component for
AFDC, Medi-Cal and Food Stamp participants.
In addition to the Action Teams, five Task Forces were formed in January.
Staff Development Task Force is developing an employment-focused services/organization
culture change training curriculum for all IM/GAIN Bureau staff. The first such training, a
U.C. Davis-customized product called "Jobs Junction," began in February and was designed
to generate ideas for change that will help the Task Force assess training needs.
Zero-Based Forms Task Force is working on reduction, consolidation and modification of
forms as well as generating ideas for program and process simplification.
Community Resources Task Force is accumulating a comprehensive list of available
resources, reaching out to local community partners and researching venues (such as a
kiosk/database system) for accessing resources.
Public Information Task Force is developing a plan for marketing the skills of AFDC/GAIN
job seekers and developing linkages to the public and employer communities through
methods such as the use of flyers, "success stories," and posters.
Program Design Task Force has identified and is researching other systems and processes
(state welfare reform, "One-Stop" vision, etc.) that will impact the REACH Center concept.
Automation/Outcome Measures
The Implementation/Planning Team is working on a variety of projects designed to develop
data collection mechanisms. One such project is a "master file extract" project, to more
easily create ad hoc reports to measure progress toward positive outcomes such as increased
earnings of AFDC participants and increased terminations due to employment. Another is
Case Data Systems Consortium work group to open an interface between the CDS and GIS
(GAIN Information System) systems, to more easily enter and retrieve employment data.
The team is also training for survey design and database management capabilities.
Community Information Activities
The Public Information Officer is forming a Department Speaker's Bureau. There is a high
demand for welfare reform presentations, so a core group, the Rapid Response Team, is
training for welfare reform community presentations.
Other efforts to meet the community information needs are in progress, including Social
Service Department staff attendance at community group meetings and formation of a
planning group for AFDC, Food Stamps, General Assistance and Medi-Cal program
participant meetings.
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Legislative Advocacy
Contra Costa staff are working directly and through CWDA and CSAC to get and provide
input about federal and state welfare reform. Activities include: attendance at events
sponsored by local legislators such as town hall meetings (U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer and
ak,-tZ__4t-,t'Senator Barbara Lee); "Round Table" meetings on employment, immigration and child
care (State Assemblyman Dion Aroner); Legislative Special Conference Committee work
group meetings on state welfare reform issues (Safety Net, Eligibility and Benefits,
Supplemental Services, Administration and Governance, Job Creation and Placement), and
analysis of legislation and input into CWDA positions on welfare reform bills. Social
Service Department staff are also participating on various eligibility simplification groups,
including a CWDA/CDSS (California Department of Social Services) work group.
Phase II Plans
IM/GAIN Bureau Redesign Phase 11 Implementation began in March, 1997. Expectations
for this phase include:
• Implementation of lobby redesign plan.
• Redeployment of staff into pilot projects. These pilots can be briefly described as
follows:
Hercules Office - This pilot creates a unit staffed by employment specialists (formerly
Eligibility Workers and GAIN Social Workers and Social Service Program Assistants)
who will collaborate to identify barriers and assist clients to obtain employment as
soon as possible.
Antioch Office - This pilot, targeting IM/GAIN Services for all AFDC-U cases from
intake and field, is staffed by two AFDCMe i- al IM units (one Spanish-speaking
and one English), eachlvhich has a 6 � AIN Social Worker and a shared
Social Service Program Assistant. The Eligibility Workers will be trained to conduct
GAIN Orientation and Appraisal and will provide these activities to all AFDC-U job
seekers. In addition, one Spanish-speaking Eligibility Worker will provide selected
Spanish-speaking AFDC-U job seekers intake and field IM/GAIN services for the first
90 days of eligibility, from intake to field to job retention; and selected English-
speaking AFDC-U job seekers will be provided intake and field IM/GAIN services by
one GAIN Social Worker for the first 90 days of eligibility, from intake to field to
job retention.
Martinez Office - This pilot is for job-ready volunteers, with minimal barriers, who
are on the fast track to employment. A universal worker, formerly an Eligibility
Worker, provides all eligibility services, employment, job retention and related
support activities, in consultation with GAIN staff. If no employment has been found
within 45 days, participants will be mainstreamed into GAIN.
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Richmond Office - This pilot merges the Eligibility Workers and Social Service
Program Assistants into one job function called Employment Counselors. They will
provide all IM and Employment services for applicants and participants unless there
are major barriers to employment. If the applicants/participants have substance
abuse, educational, physical, personal or emotional barriers that prevent them from
finding immediate employment, they will be referred to the GAIN Social Workers for
intensive services.
• Expansion of work force development capacity including temporary contracting for
placement services and hiring of additional GAIN staff.
• Measurement of outcomes and initiation of program participant and staff surveys.
• Continuation of countywide and regional workforce development efforts.
• Expansion of community linkages and community information efforts.
• Continued integration of the IM/GAIN functions and streamlining and simplification
of program and process.
• Continued proactive involvement in the formulation of state welfare reform design.
Social Service Department staff have worked on many fronts to further our employment-
focused service delivery and welfare reform efforts. Over 100 eligibility workers, GAIN
social workers and Social Service Program Assistants, supervisors, receptionists, clerical
staff, Public Safety Officer and administrative staff, volunteered for Action Teams and Task
Forces to implement the Redesign. All who are participating deserve the highest praise and
commendation for their creativity, perseverance and hard work to put in place a system that
can generate positive outcomes for children and families in Contra Costa County.
ATTACHMENTS:
Phase I Timeline
Welfare Reform Bulletin 97-02
Three Newsletters
Local Impact Table
Action Team and Task Force recruitment brochure
Demographics document
GAIN Placements flyer
John Cullen's 3/19/97 memo to Board of Supervisors, Subject: Summary of Welfare Reform
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Bulletin 97-02 March, 1997
Contra Costa County Social Service Department
This is the third In a series of updates on the subject of Welfare Reform. These bulletins will be Issued
quarterly or as-needed to inform Social Services staff, other agencies, public officials, employers, non-
profits,social service program participants and others In the community as Information becomes available.
This Bulletin outlines the state legislative process, answers questions about the 4 major proposals to
Implement Federal welfare reform laws in California and contains updates on the progress of federal
welfare reform implementation.
STATE WELFARE REFORM
How will the federal welfare reform law be implemented In California?
The state legislature will act to implement the provisions of the federal welfare reform law (the"Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996",or"PRWORA")as part of the annual state
budget process. The Governor's administration has offered its plan as one of the major proposals. A
special,bipartisan,18-memberlegislative committee has been formed to review the federal law and state
proposals and develop a state plan,with implementing legislation,for state welfare reform. Other bills,
dealing with different aspects of welfare reform, have been and will be Introduced to implement the
PRWORA, including the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ("TANF") block grant and the
Child Care Development Block Grant(CCDBG). There should be a state framework for welfare reform by
the time the state budget is enacted. The budget is due 7/1197.
What are the major state welfare reform proposals?
4 major proposals have been offered to implement the PRWORA in California: A joint proposal from the
California State Association of Counties and County Welfare Directors Association ("CSAC/CWDA");the
Legislative Analyst's Office proposal("LAO");a proposal from a group of advocates for individuals,children
and families("Advocates");and the Governor's proposal,the California Temporary Assistance Program
("CaiTAP").
What are the most important provisions of these proposals?
(Note:the Advocates proposal does not address every area)
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I CSAC/CWDA: 2-to 2-1/2-year time limit for welfare-to-work services;public service job plus work
search equaling 40 hours/week thereafter. Time-expired families with parent working in public
service jobs continue to be eligible.
V LAO:5-year limit for families. 2-year limit for single employable Individuals. Time-expired families
eligible for small,flat grants based on family size,as well as Medi-Cal and Food Stamps If otherwise
eligible. Exemptions include relative caretaker and teen parent cases.
I Advocates:5-year,cumulative lifetime limit for families(does not apply if child care not available).
Exemptions include those listed above and domestic violence victims, families In which parents
participate in an approved work activity at least 100 hours/month and good cause.
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d CaITAP: Current recipients--24 months out of 36 months; new applicants=- 12_montlros out of 24
months. Families terminated due to.these time limits could reapply;after a 1.2-month break-in-aid.
Most adults--maximum of 60 months In a lifetaime. A "safety net"program would provide state-
funded, non-cash benefits for children in time-expired families. Exemptions include"non-needy"
relative caretaker cases and families including a disabled adult or child.
•Ellglblllty.
d CSAC/CWDA:State-wide basic eligibility standards and grant levels. Regional grants..Deprivation
eliminated. Simple income and asset tests and a common eligibility process across programs.
Radical simplification of eligibility rules and requirements. Prospective,quarterly budgeting.
LAO:Retain current state-wide need standards,grant levels,including regional grants,and Income
and asset tests. Deprivation retained. No reduction in complexity or aligning of programs
proposed.
V Advocates: Deprivation eliminated. Increased asset limits. Opt out of federal provisions regarding
denial of benefits to persons with felony substance abuse convictions.
CaITAP: "Maximum Income Level" replaces Minimum Basic Standard of Adequate Care. Retains
current system of state-wide grant levels, Including regional grants, and Incomelasset tests.
Deprivation retained. Earnings disregard is based on full-time,minimum wage employment Grants
reduced after 6 months on aid, work incentive increased. Requires applicants to show proof of
Immunization and school attendance.
•Welfare-ta•Work.
d CSAC/CWDA: County option to develop diversion services, subject to state funding. Job search
required. Evaluations and employability pians. Some exclusions/deferrals. Maximum county
flexibility to design the welfare-to-work approach and both traditionaland non-traditional services.
After 2 years,subsidized employment and job search totaling 40 hours/week. Exemptions include
single parent of child under one year, pregnant woman in 3rd trimester, disabled, caretaker of
disabled person, victims of domestic violence, others at county discretion. Immediate, sure and
predictable sanctions with opportunity for corrective action.
f LAO: Welfare-to-work is based on current GAiN program,participation expanded and deferrals
limited. Job club/job search, assessment, county flexibility to design services, individual self-
sufficiency plans. After 2 years,community service jobs(CSJ)20 hourstweek with wages and EITC.
Requirement increases each year with little/no increase in Income. Periodic,intensive job search.
Exemptions include parentwith child under 1 year;0-6 months,follow current GAIN.exemptions; 7-
24 months,"child-only"case,elderly,caretaker of disabled person;25-60 months,exempt from CSJ
If working in unsubsidized employment 20 hours/week,others.
Advocates: Diversion services, including a three.-month lump sum grant(no payback required) in
lieu of services. 6-week job search. Assessment and employment plan. After 2 years, must work
In unsub.employment or a work-related activity 100 hours/month. A variety of services. Exemptions
Include parents of child under 1 year, disabled or caretaker of disabled person, working 20
hours/week(unsub. employment), lack of child care,others.
d CaITAP:20-day job search. Assessmentand employability plan. GAIN or a similar,county-designed
program. Single parents must participate in work activities 32 hours/week,2-parent families, 35
hours/week. County flexibility to design traditional and non-traditional welfare-to-work activities.
An array of services. Public service employment programs not permitted.
•Supportive Services
d CSAC/CWDA:Child care,transportation,work experience,community college training,community
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service,auto repairs, mental health and substance abuse treatment, others.
d LAO: Child care transportation;:Adult:Basic ,Ed. -(ABE)/English as a Second 'Language (ESL),
substance abuse treatment,others.
d Advocates: Child care, transportation, mental healthisubstance abuse treatment, ABE/ESL,
vocational training, microenterprise training,community college,others.
CaITAP: Child care, transportation, alcohol/drug abuse treatment, family violence prevention,
others.
•Safety Net
d CSAC/CWDA. LAO: TANF and GA combined. Separate grant levels for GA. LAO plan has 2-year
time limit for GA employables and combines the programs in year 4.of a 7-year plan.
d CaITAP:W&I Code, 17000 pertaining to indigent support(except for medical) eliminated.
•Child Care Block Grant
CSAC/CWDA: Child care for TANF and working families, up to a percentage of poverty level, with
sliding scale fees. Parental choice. Single application for all programs. Local governance.
V LAO: Child care paid separately or as a disregard. Payment at 75th percentile of market rate.
I Advocates: Payments direct to child care providers at market rates.
CaITAP: Block grant adininistered by State Dept. of Social Services and Department of Education,
with coordination of child care resources at the local level. Child care funded in the county block
grant for services and administration.
•State-County Interaction:
�( CSAC/CWDA: Counties administer the TANF system and may contract for services. Regional
administration is permitted. Counties and state share non-federal costs. Funding is based on
workload.
d LAO: Counties have first choice to contract with the state for administration; if they decline, the
state contracts with a provider or administers the program,with counties still responsible for their
share of costs. For TANF/GA(General Assistance, a program for indigent adults and non-federally
eligible families) administration and services,counties and state share costs;for TANF grants, state
pays first year costs and counties have an Increasing share thereafter. For GA, the state and
counties share costs.
d
CaITAP:Counties administer the TANF system,subject to state approval of a county plan. A fixed
county block grantfunds administration and services. Grants are funded by existing sharing ratios.
Federal sanctions (such as decreased funding-if work participation requirements are not met)
would be passed through to counties and counties could share in program savings.
•Legal Immigrants
,r CSAC/CWDA.LAO and CaITAP: Immigrants who entered the U.S. prior to August 22, 1996 would be
eligible for TANF and Medi-Cal. Those entering the U.S.after August 22, 1996 would not eligible for
5 years (some exceptions). Advocates: No distinction made for legal immigrants based on
Immigration status.
•Teen Parents:
d CSAC/CWDA. LAO and CaITAP: Must live at home or in an adult-supervised setting and attend
school;would be required to participate in Cal-Learn or a county-designed teen parent program.
Welfare Reform Bulletin 97-02, p.3
FEDERAL WELFARE REFORM UPDATE
When does "welfare reform"start?
There are different starting dates for different rules. Some new state rules,such as AFDC grant regional
reductions as of 111/97,have already started. Federal TANF.rules for the 2-year work requirement and 5-
year lifetime limit began In November, 1996jor, most AFDC recipients. Other rules, such as Maximum
Family grant, Relocation Family Grant and legal immigrants'termination from SSI and Food Stamps,will
start between now and August,1997. Most new rules cannot start until people are notified,so recipients
and applicants will be notified, in most cases, before_new rules or programs start.
Will there be chancres in the federal welfare reform law?
A "clean-up"bill is being prepared to submit to Congress,for technical corrections only. Legislation to
restore SSI benefits to certain legal immigrants was recently announced by Sens. Feinstein and Boxer. The
president's budget proposal contains billions of dollars over 5 years to enhance states'welfare-to-work
capacity and restore some cuts to Food Stamps, immigrants and disabled children. It does not appear
likely at this time that significant changes in the federal welfare reform law will come this year.
What are Contra Costa County SSD's welfare reform activities?
The county Social Service Department (SSD) is continuing with an Internal redesign of services and
working with employment partriers in the county--EDD(the state Employment Development Department),
PTCs (the Private Industry Councils of Richmond and Contra Costa,who administer federal"JTPA" (Job
Training Partnership Act)funds), Community Colleges,the employer community,Adult Education and the
Department of Health Services--to expand county welfare-to-work capacity. County SSD staff are
preparing for a series of AFDC program participant forums Ito inform,and get input,about federal and state
welfare reform and county efforts to plan for the coming changes.
As part of our regional efforts,department staff,working with the Alameda County PIC,Oakland PIC and
Alameda County Human Services Agency,competed for anti won a Federal Welfare-to-Work regional grant
to expand electronic linkages among partner agencies.
How do l find out more, or make suggestions,about federal and state welfare reform?
On the Internet,look for the state Department of Finance overview of CiaiTAP at http://wWw.dof.ca.'gov;took
for the Legislative Analyst's welfare reform proposal and overview of the impact of the Governor's budget
at http:llwww.lao.ca.gov;or ask your State Senator or A$semblyperson for information. To receive.a copy
of Contra Costa SSD's overviews of federal welfare reform and/or state welfare reform proposals, please
call (510)313-1500.
For more Information,or to make suggestions,contact county staff and/or the elected officials'listed below:
State Senate: Barbara Lee (510) 286-1333 Richard Rainey (510) 280-0276
State Assembly: Dion Aroner (510) 234-0211 Tom Torlakson (510) 372-7990
Lynn Leach 510 . 988-6900
U.S.Senate: Barbara Boxer(415) 403-0100 Dianne Feinstein (415) 536-6868
U.S. Representatives: George Miller (510) 602-1800 Ellen Tauscher (510) 932-8899
Contra Costa SSD: Paul Ward (510) 313-1623 Christina Linville (510) 313-1654-
Alana Hogan (510) 313-1718
Welfare Reform Bulletin 97-02,p.4
:Contra Costa County Social$ervice:�epartrri6rit _ IMlGA1N R6design::Update;-lssue96 0.1 12/1/96:
IMIGAIN BUREAU .
RIE, DESIGN
1MFLEMENT_ _A_ _T_ _ 10N
BEGINS
1 .
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Action Teams and Task Forces Representatives Needed
Phase 1 .1rnplementation Activities
Include Information and Training
John Cullen employment-focused service delivery G e n e ra I Staff
system that moves families from welfare
Approves Plan to work;, assists families in retaining Meetings Scheduled
employment and moving up the
SSD Director, John Cullen, approved employment ladder and partnering with The Redesign Plan is one of the topics
other departments, organizations, for General Staff Meetings,
Focusing on Employment: thescheduled
D&GAIN Redesign Plan"on November agencies and the community to provide for December 3 (40 Douglas and 30
13, 1996. This approval marks the comprehensive services. Muir), December 4 (Antioch and
culmination of a planning process that Hercules) and December 5 (1305
began early in 1996 with the formation This group met over several months, MacDonald and Weber). Any follow-up
of the Policy Design Group,made up of conducting extensive research of other questions about the Redesign can be
staff from all functions in the Bureau. counties' and states' program designs directed to the Christina Moore Linville
The Policy Design Group (PDG) and processes and reviewing general (3-1654)or Paul Ward(3-1623) of the
developed a goal to contribute to the staff input from three rounds of office Redesign Planning Team.
elimination of poverty in Contra Costa meetings. The Policy Design Group
by transitioning the Bureau to an used this information, in consultation Copies of the Redesign Plan Synopsis,
with the Resource Group (made up of which contains a time line for Phase 1
Department experts in areas such as activities,have been widely distributed.
CONTENTS program, finance, personnel, public Copies of the full text of the plan are
information and staff development) to available in each District Office--ask
John Cullen approves Plan . . . . . 1 formulate a comprehensive plan for your Division Manager or your Policy
General Staff Meetings . . . . . . . 1 employment-focused services that will Design Group representative.-
Phase
epresentative.Phase 1 Activities Begin . . .. . . . 2 cam, the Department from the current
Welfare Reform Update . . . . . . . 2 environment to the welfare reform
Kudos to Redesign Planners! . . . 2 environment of the future.
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IM/GAIN Bureau Redesign
Implementation Phase 1 Continues--Over
100 Volunteers!
First Meetings Soon 2 Action Teams will be trained at the the full Redesign Plan,to implement the
AM session on 1/22 and the other 2 at employment focused ideas and processes
the PM session on 122. 3 Task Forces outlined.at the local level_ Action Plan
The response to the call for volunteers will be trained at the AM session on 123 segments include: Lobby Redesign;
for Action Teams and Task Forces was and 2 Task Fomes will attend the PM Employment-Focused Pilot Project(s);
stupendousl So many have volunteered session on 1/23. PLEASE NOTE:X integration of IM and GAIN procedures;
that the training format had to be you volunteered and were selected for communication lines;and more. Action
changed—we couldn't get you all into both an Action Team and a Task Force, Plan elements that trust be addressed
one rooml So,please note:Action Team you will attend Action Team training include:timeframes for implementation;
and Task Force training will be one-half ONLY on 1/22. Watch for your consideration of cost and facilities
day instead of a full day. The second personalized training announcement capacity;communication internally and
part of the session,which was reserved with the full Bureau;and outcomes.
for your fust official meeting, will be Action Teams Coordinators:
rescheduled Marina West-Pzwen Easter Teams and Task Forces will decide how
30/40 Muir-Virginia Joyce often to meet,what subgroups should be
Hercules Bill Reid formed and will designate
CONTENTS Antioch—Shirley Kalinowski representatives to attend the quarterly
Redesign Coordinating Committee
Task Forces Chairs: meetings,a Bureau-wide forum to share
First Meetings Soon . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 1 Public Relations-Lynn Yaney local activities.
Zero-Based Forms-PatriciaHerrem
Community Resources-Paul Ward Congratulations to all AT & TF reps!
Governor Introduces Ca1TAP Proposal program Design-TBA You will lead us in our efforts to make
•• • ••• • . . . . . • . • . • • • • •• 2 Staff Development-Kerry Welch
- the Redesign Vision a reality!
Journey to JobsJunction Starting in After group process training, the first Note: a separate Action Team at Weber was not
February . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 2 task of each Action Team and Task force formed at this time. Some GA staff have
will be to write an Action Plan,based on volunteered for Task Forces.
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Governor Introduces Journey to L=1YRelations Task Martinez
Beverly warn Blanca Hanley
CaITAP Proposal JobsJunction Odell Henry JaJitBhambra
Betty Adams Veronica Alston
As art of his State Budget proposals, Starting in February yvorme curve Alice Dutcher
P $ P P Janeen Bishop jean Jones
Governor Wilson unveiled theLois Vane Serena crosser
The first in a series of organizational D.&-H.& Bill Reid
Administration's response to federal
welfare reform. Called "California culture change/employment-focused Marie Hamilton Evie Carlock
service trainings for all IM/GAIN Phyllis Ferlise Beverly Wright
Temporary Assistance Program', or Jennifer Nickeson
"Ca1TAP",the plan seeks to implement Bureau staff has been scheduled Community Resources Task Force
Beginning February 12 ,and continuing Paul Ward Dorothy Arce
federal welfare reform and move families July Kattenburg Cindy Lima They Ton
through March,all Bureau staff will have - Julie Rose ` Holli Sutton
from welfare to work J
the opportunity to experience "Jobs Anita Clarke Sheila King
Initial analysis of the Ca1TAP proposal Junction", a customized version of the Tonya spencer Elaine Grothmann
Y P Po popular"AFDC City"training,hosted by Joslyn
Cordes ille Fllen Hamilton
shows a program flow (upfront job Ruby
search, a diversion option, assessment the Mayor of Jobs Junction,Nora Gerber Gwen Easter Cynthia Herman
of the UC Davis training ;enter. Denise Reynolds . Rosalyn Guillory
and personalized employability plans) Maria Hernandez Cesca Ahotti
that seems a good starting point for MARINA WEST ACTION TEAM
discussion aboutro am desi JobsJunction is more than training--it's a Gwen Easter Linda Bess
HAPPENING! At JobsJunction, staff
P gT gn Sharon Decatur Patricia Herrera
Unfortunately, the plan contains Odell Henry Patricia Lewis
unrealistic time frames (one year of aid will actually walk in the shoes of a job- Jeanine Mullen Jennifer Hale
fora applicants,two ears for recipients, seeker or service provider, and spend Kathi Kelly Penny Morton
PP y P quality time devising creative solutions RayEnrique` Be Elliott
then termination unless working almost Beverly
ta Wrightpasfor our employment-focused future. Stay au, lee
full-time) and inadequate funding to
provide the intensive services necessary �foryour chance to journey to Jobs Jeraldsans RVictoriaby 'mompson
P � 1 Cynthia HP*TMa*+ Ruby Hamilton
for movement toward-self-sufficiency. Junction. Patricia Nash Ed Schlegel
Even more discouraging, eligibilityPar'Wilson Bev Ware
determination appears even more Action Yearns and Task Forces ANoTIIOCH Ac TION TEAM
Representatives alinowski Alava
complicated and administratively ShirleyeY Hogan
fita Development Task Force Linda Crippin Toni Stout
burdensome than in the current program. Kerry Welch` Patricia Nash Jamie Pulido America Vasquez
The target implementation date of this Jul'Zeiger Hoa Van Renee Mardi Diane Mercer
Bernice ONeal Pam Phillips DorothyA=ce Cheryl New
proposal is January, 1998. Lisa Rawlinson Bona Ramlall berry
Y Mitchell Martinez Nilda Rosario
Alana Hogan Dorothy Mussey Deborah Banks .Juan Cabauero
What happens ne%t? AJSamuel Ron Thomasson Maria Moore HalliSutton
PP Virginia Joyce Kathy Bizzle Veronica Alston Evelyn Sydney
It is expected that legislation will be Wanda Barber. Clymela Box Robin
Dottie Montgomery m L3'111ie Hofmann QuaNona Valle
introduced t0 implement the Lisa Randle
Chris Gallagher
Administration's proposal_ Also likely is ode e u t ro ocche Helen Swcmke Kathy Scheer Norm Mickey
Y Howard Smalheiser Alice Lubaunan
the introduction of other program Program Design Task Force 30/40 MUIR ACTION TEAM
designs and competing legislation. Donna Jacoby Nancy Coleman Virginia Joyce Cindy Erickson
Gary Clayton Jody Rellar Vicki Barcelona Jamie Ttrdcer
Much negotiation remains as we move Ianet Brand Suzan Lawrence Carol Himsl Susan Gahan
into the 1997 legislative cycle. Kareen Morgan Linda Bess Toni Stout Dee Dee Rayfield Lela Urroz Thu Pham
Clint Jossey Anthony Macias Dottie Montgomery: Marilyn Franklin
Mike Sullivan Ellen Rosen Donna Harbaugh Gordon Buclmraster
Penny Morton Eunk Livingston Serena Grosser Janet Brand
Lunchtime Briefings Jerald Sams Jennifer Durbin Deborah Kingsbury Karen Cordes
Want to know more about Ca1TAP7 Robin Quadros Jim Keenan Lois Vance Kathy Robinson
Jim Takahashi John Zimm.erson Gary Clayton Linda Okupe
Bring your lunch to your local office Zero-Based Forms Task Force Golie France Evie Carlock
briefing from 12:00-12:30: Patricia Herrera Pat Foust Mike Sullivan Janie Smith
Nancy Castro Shirley Kalinowski HERCULES ACTION TEAM
Donna Cox Diane Mercer Bill Reid Fran T teas Son Le
Antioch Tuesday, 1/28 Lisa Randle Deborah Kingsbury Jennifer Durbin Marvin Urroz
Kathy Robinson Lee Weikert Belinda Jackson Sand llo
Hercules Tuesday, 1/28 John Lee anh Vu Linda a olio Y Busti
J Mg Nikki Petersen Jo Westhoff
Marina West Wednesday, 1/29 Bruce Peaslee Dina Gibson Nancy Dalisay Linda Goglio
30 Muir Thursday, 1/30 Grace Wong Fonteua Armstrong Deborah O'Leary Maggie Arcaya
Victoriallhompson Fontella Armstrong Weunfou Phan
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PHASE I
COMPLETE .1
Action Teams and Task Forces Meet to Begin Developing Action Plans
IM/GAIN Bureau Redesign
Implementation Phase II Begins
Redesign will show how the recommendations in
the Redesign Plan will be implemented.
Coordinating- -THERE ARE PRECIov.f ro EINSRINJ
This month, you can find detailed 9J10Na VJ.nO5T BRILLIANCE ARIJEJ
RPEOPLEKIKQ
Committee Has First inormationabout Action Teams, Task TOQUIEKINUTODINAKYVAT
J. -
Meeting on 2/25 Forces and Redesign Implementation -ROQERVon OECIH
activities in the minutes of the RCC
All activities outlined in the detailed meeting. In future newsletters,a section
Phase I time line for the IM/GAIN will be devoted to giving all staff an
update on Action Teams, Task Forces
Bureau Redesign implementation have and the Implementation Team's Your RCC Representatives:
been successfully completed. The activities. Marina West Action Team:
infiwtnicture for change is now in place. Jerald Sams Gwen Easter
Action Teams and Task Forces have had Betty Elliott Kathy Cole
initial meetings to brainstorm and be The Redesign Coordinating Committee Linda Bess*
g 1� (RCC) met for the first of its regular, Hercules Action Team:
the process of developing detailed action Sandy sustillo Bill Reid
quarterly meetings on 2/25/97. Each Belinda Jackson
plans for Phase II. Action Team and Task Force sent Muir Rd.Action Team:
representatives to this meeting. Gary Clayton Kathy Robinson
Action Plans are the foundation of Virginia Joyce
Members of the Resource Group are also
Redesign implementation. For local Antioch Action Team:
Action Teams,these plans will include part of the RCC. The goals of the RCC Linda Cnppm Shirley Kalinowski
outlines of their clotproject(s), job are to make sure everyone has Diane Mercer
p information about each others'activities, Staff Development Task Force:
retention function and IM/GAIN Wanda Barber Pat Herrera
to share outcome measures and progress Anne Quattrocsocche K Welch
integration activities. For both Action �'
Teams and Task Forces, Action Plans toward redesign goals and to assist in the Community Resources Task Force:
coordination of Redesign efforts across Maria Hernandez Karen Cordes
the Bureau,within the Department and in Paul Ward Rosalyn Guillory`
Cindy LimeCONTENTS the community. Zero-Based Forms Task Force:
Fran Ueas Pat Foust
RCC Has First Meeting on 2/25 . . . . 1 Donna Cox
Rrogram Design Task Force:
Alana Hogan (2 more after they meet)
News to Note .. .. . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . 2 Public Information Task Force;
GET INVOLVED IN Dennis Hoell Yvonne Currie
State Welfare Reform Update . . . . . . 2 YOUR FUTURE!JOIN Lynn Yaney Jagit Bhambra•
p ANA CTIONTEAM Evie Carlock'
SUBCOMMITTEE! 'alternate
New Publication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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News to Note: participants; managers and training, child care and immigrants.
supervisors must take.a"hands on" Contra Costa is working through
Patricia Herrera has been selected approach, discuss changes fully, CWDA, with community partners and
as the Redesign Trainer by Kerry support line staff as they evolve into with legislators to give input into the
Welch, Staff Development
Manager. Pat's duties will include new roles and lobby to reduce development of a state welfare reform
Paperwork and unproductive plan.
participating as a member of the processes; program participants
Implementation Team,working on need employment supports like On the federal level, a technical
Staff Development Task Force and transportation,child care,screening corrections bin will soon be introduced,
functioning as the liaison between for employment readiness and but it is not expected to have a significant
the Implementation Team and Staff access to work-support resources, effect on last year's federal welfare
Development for Welfare Reform self-esteem-building and reform legislation. Sens. Feinstein and
training. Congratulations,Pat! acknowledgment of how their life Boxer have introduced a bill to delay the
skills translate into labor market impact of SSI and Food Stamp cuts for
The Public Relations Task Force skiffs. some legal non-citizens. President
has a new name--the Public Clinton has proposed billions of dollars
Information Task Force. Lynn If you haven't gone yet, you're in over 5 years to restore some welfare
Yaney, Chair, explained that the for a treat! Enjoy your journey to reform cuts and enhance welfare-to-work
activities of this group, as outlined Jobs Junction! activities. It appears unlikely at this time
in the Redesign Plan and suggested that there will be substantial changes at
during brainstorming, are- clearly State Welfare Reform the federal level.
more in the PI arena than PR. We
defer to the experts! Update New Publication:
4- Fran Treas has agreed to chair the There are.now four major proposals for Report of Earned
Zero-Based Forms Task Force,now state welfare reform:a joint proposal by Income by Office
that Pat Herrera is departing for the the California Welfare Directors/
training world- Fran brings a California State Association of Counties;
wealth of quality experience to this Legislative Analyst's Office;a group Of Ever wonder how many AFDC cases
group. Thank you,Fran! advocates for individuals, children and with earnings there are in your office,or
families;and the Wilson administration's how your office stacks up against the
Jobs Junction Training is "CalTAP"proposal. (Call 3-1654 for a county-wide average? Well,wonder no
underway. Three sessions were summary.) more! Beginning in March, 1997, a
held in February with five more report of AFDC cases with earnings,by
planned. Response from the In the state legislature, a "Super office,will be distributed Bureauv6de.
participants has been positive and Conference Committee", e0risistilig Of This is the first in a series of reports that
enthusiastic. The work done in the 18 members,including 4 co-chairs,has the Redesign Implementation Team, in
afternoon portion of each session Of been formed to hold hearings,establish partnership with the Information
the training, which is devoted to work groups and develop a state welfare Technology Division, are preparing to
discussing in depth the specific 1�.
reform Plan, with accompanying track welfare reform data and Redesign
skills, knowledge, culture change legislation, by 5/1/97. As you can outcomes. This report will help District
and management practices changes imagine,this is an extremely fast track. Office Action Teams set specific goals to
that will be necessary to function The goal is to have substantive increase the number of earned income
successfully in the welfare reform legislation passed by the time the state cases for their offices, as well as chart
environment, is being transcribed budget is passed(due date:7/1/97). their progress.
for the use of the Staff Development
Task Force. Local legislators I On the "Super Keep in mind that this report is only a
Conference Committee" include start! Changes to come include a
This work represents extensive staff Assemblywoman Dion Aroner (a co- breakdown of earned income cases for
input from all levels and functions chair) and Senator Barbara Lee. In AFDC-Family Group and Unemployed
in the Bureau. Initial comments addition, Dion Ammer has convened 3 Parent cases. More sophisticated and
include: line staff needs extensive Round Table Meetings to discuss detailed reports will become available in
training,should model the behavior specific policy areas--employment and the months ahead.
they expect from program
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Contra Costa Projected Job C owth
(a sampling of 15 entry-level oca4)ations) -
Job Title Jobs Available in Annual Jobs Projected Projected
Base Year(I M) Growth Created New Jobs New Jobs
Rate Per Year 1992- 1992-1999
1997
SALESPERSON-RETAIL 11,120 2% 222.4 1,112 1,557
GENERAL OFFICECLERKs 9,750" 1.9% 185.25 926" 1,297
CASHIERS 7,110 2.4% 170.64 853 1.194
WAITERS/WAITRESS 4,720 2.4% 113.28 566 793
FOOD PREPERATION 3,630 2.6% 94.38 472 661
RECEPTIONIST/INFORMA-TION 3,420 2.2% 75.24 376 527
CLERKS
JANITOR, CLEANERS(EXCEPT 3,910 1.7% 66.47 332 . 465
MAIDS)
GuARDs AND WATCH 1,610 3.5% 56.35 282 394
GuARDs
COOKS-RESTAURANTS 1,610 3.1% 49.91-: ;': `249. :." 349
INSTRUCTIONAL AiD 3,530 1.2% 42.36 212. 297
STOCK CIERKS-SALES FLOOR 2,520 1.41K 35.28 176" 247
COOKS, SPECIALTTY FAST 11,000. 2.4% 24.0 120 168
FOOD
TRUCK DRIVER(LIGHT 2,450 3.4% 83.3 " 416 583
NURSES AmEs, ORDERLIES, 1,770 2.2% 38.94 195: 273
ATTENDANTS
GARDENERS, GROUNDS 1,830 1.6% 29.28 146 205
KEEPERS(EXCEPT FARMS)
TOTAL 59,980 2.3% 1,287 67433 8,610:
(AVE.FOR (CUMULA-. (CUMULA-
THFSF, TIVF,) TTVF,)
JOBS)
Figures provided by Califoiinia Employment Development Department,
Labor Market Information Division
SOCIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT Contra Costa County
DEMOGRAPHICS
AFDC - CURRENT CASELOAD
CASES AFDC-FG 14,055
AFDC-U 1 ,931
TOTAL 15,986
PERSONS AFDC-FG Children 24,390
AFDC-U Children 4,599
AFDC-FG Adults 10,958 �` �
AFDC-U Adults 3,0681
TOTAL 43,015
AVERAGE AFDC GRANT
FG U
Grant $425 $575
Persons Per
Household 2.5 3.9
FS Value Household-$174 (all households, including non-AFDC cases. No
figures currently captured for AFDC-FG, U households only. Per
person-$68
FAMILIES' TIME ON AID
Longer than 1 year FG 76.3% 10,724 22^2A 010
U 77.7% 1,500
Longer than 2 years FG 58.1% 8,166 j
U 58.9% 1,137 �2�fD (�S
Longer than 5 years FG 36.1% 5,074
U 29% 560
AGE OF RECIPIENTS
AGE RANGE AFDC-FG AFDC-U TOTAL'
Under 5 9,439
5 - 17 " 19,197
18 - 24 6,120 1,054 7,1-74 -
24 - 44 12,720 2,807 15,527
45 - 65 2,554 414 2,968
EDUCATION LEVELS
No High School High School/GED College Graduates
Diploma/GED Graduates
50% 48% 2%
IMMIGRATION STATUS
U.S. Citizens Legal Immigrants Illegal Immigrants
85% 15% 0%
ETHNICITY
Caucasian African- Latino Asian
American
39% 39% 15% 7%
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WORK OUTCOMES
REQUIRED WORK PARTICIPATION RATES
By October 1997 25% FG adults working 20 hrs/wk 2,739
75% U adults working 36 hrs/wk 2,301
By October 2002 50% FG adults working 30 hrs/wk 5,47-9
90% U adults working 35 hrs/wk 2,761
WORK ACTIVITIES- Preliminary Estimate of Achievement by 10/97
Unsubsidized employment 3500
Subsidized private sector employment 0 expected
Subsidized public sector employment 0 expected
Job search and job readiness assistance 1500
Work experience 500
Community service programs included above
On-the-job training 0 expected
Vocational educational training 300
Job skills training related to employment 0 expected
Education directly related to employment 100
Satisfactory attendance at secondary school or course of 300
study leading to certificate of general equivalence
Providing child care services 0 expected
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CASELOAD STATISTICS BY CITY
DECEMBER 31, 1996
CASES
AFDC MEDI-CAL NON-ASSISTED
POPULATION (incl. M/C)- ONLY FOOD STAMPS- GA
Alamo '_7 39 3 3
Antioch 74,766 2,164 1,730 476 202
Bethel Island 71 55 27 16
Brentwood 13,189 273 470 77 28
Byron 42 50 11 6
Canyon 1
Clayton 9,401' 46 70 8 3
Concord 111,784 1,854 3,451 676 266
Crockett 52 51 19 4
Danville 37,027 52 206 16 10
Diablo 3 1
EI Cerrito 23,260 121 341 83 48
EI Sobrante 406 477 110 49
Hercules 18,779 241 322 53 29
Kensington 7 12 5 3
Knightsen 19 28 10 3
Lafayette 23,538 37 126 22 8
Martinez 35,135 647 1,034 301 120
Moraga 16,308 16 54 5 4
Oakley 346 401 107 45
Orinda 16,866 6 73 6 3
Pinole 18,098 269 323 66 37
Pittsburg 50,383 2,654 2,469 751 372
Pleasant Hill 31,460 159 537 75 49
Port Costa 3 3
Richmond 90,916 4,193 3,029 1,618 922
Rodeo 311 200 58 19
San Pablo 25,946 1,995 2,008 555 320
San Ramon 40,659 78 204 8 3
Walnut Creek 61,989 205 879 95 33
Uncoded 171,220 737 192 4 2
870,724 17,012 18,837 5,246 2,607
Contra Costa Projected Job Growth
(a sampling of 15 entry-level occupations)
Job Title Jobs Available in Annual Jobs Projected Projected
Base Year(1992) Growth Created New Jobs New Jobs
Rate Per Year 1992- 1992-1999
1997
SALESPERSON-RETAIL 11,120 .2% 222.4 1,112 1,557
GENERAL OFFICECLERKS 9,750 1.9% 185.25 926 1,297
CASHIERS 7,110 2.4% 170.64 853 1.194
WAITERS/WAITRESS 4,720 2.4% 113.28 566 793
FOOD PREPERATION 3,630 2.6% 94.38 472 661
RECEPTIONIST/INFORMA-TION 3,420 2.2% 75.24 376 527
CLERKS
JANITOR, CLEANERS(EXCEPT 3,910 1.7% 66.47 332 465
MAIDS)
GUARDS AND WATCH 1,610 3.5% 56.35 282 394
GUARDS
COOKS-RESTAURANTS 1,610 3.1% 49.91 249 349
INSTRUCTIONAL AID 3,530 1.2% 42.36 212 297
STOCK CLERKS-SALES FLOOR 2,520 1.4% 55.28 176 247
COOKS, SPECIALITY FAST 1,000 2.4% 24.0 120 168
FOOD
TRUCK DRIVER(LIGHT) 2,450 3.4% 83.3 416 583
NURSES AIDES, ORDERLIES, 1,770 2.2% 38.94 195 273
ATTENDANTS
GARDENERS, GROUNDS- 1,830 1.6% 29.28 146 205
KEEPERS(EXCEPT FARMS)
TOTAL 59,980 2.3% 1,287 6,433 8,610
(AVE.FOR (CUMULA- (CUMULA-
THFSF. TTVF.) TWF)
JOBS)
Figures provided by California Employment Development Department
Labor Market Information Division
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% increase from last year. 20%
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Monthly Report Of AFDC Cases with Earned Income
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a Contra Costa County
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Social Service Department
DATE: March 19, 1997
TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: John Cullen,
SUBJECT: Summary of Welfare Reform Activities
As per your March 18 request, the following is a quick update on various "welfare reform"
activities. Staff of the Department have been working on a number of fronts to implement our
Focusing on Employment, IM/GAIN Bureau Redesign. The following are updates on a number
of activities:
• Four Action Teams and five Task Forces have been developed throughout the
Department in each of our locations to redesign service delivery operations - everything
from our lobby layouts to worker duties to supportive services. Over 150 staff are
involved in these projects. Action plans are due back from the various teams the end of
this month at which time we will start implementing many of the changes.
• Client education and forums are under way. 'We have completed mailings to all of our
AFDC population informing them of new Federal law changes. Additional community
meetings are scheduled for each region of the County in April to provide information and
answer client questions.
• General public sessions also continue. We have recently made presentations on Welfare
Reform for community college personnel, legislative representatives and their staff, AFL-
CIO managers, County and Richmond PICS, Stuart Foundation, the Delta 2000
organization, Board staff briefings, Iron Triangle Association and West County
Advocates, etc.
• Department managers are participating in many interagency "work force preparation"
collaboratives. As part of our focusing on employment redesign, which calls for the
Department to better support and promote County-wide work force development for
AFDC program participants, we are serving on both PICS, on One-Stop Development
efforts, School to Career Programs, Economic Partnership, EDD Redesign, the
Leadership Counsel, as well as a couple of regional Welfare Reform work groups.
• We are using the Family & Human Services Committee to present at least one forum
each month on an aspect of Welfare Reform. Earlier presentations have led to Family
& Human Services and the Board of Supervisors' approving the County's position paper
and offering recommendations for Federal Welfare Reform clean-up.
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MEMO TO: Board of Supervisors March 19, 1997
SUBJECT: Summary of Welfare Reform Activities Page 2
• We have just released an RFI/RFP to public/private not-for-profit agencies currently
providing employment placement services to economic disadvantaged persons seeking
their assistance in helping us meet Welfare Reform Federal Participation Rates. We are
interested in buying unused capacity within these agencies to serve existing AFDC
parents by placing them in jobs prior to October, 1997. Funding for this RFI is
approximately $500,000 and is made available from the State of California and must be
encumbered before the end of this fiscal year.
• The Department is also beginning to increase our employment services capacity by
submitting P-300s for additional GAIN staff to process the increasing numbers of AFDC
participants who want/need to get into the employment cycle. Funding for this staff will
come from our additional State GAIN allocation.
• Concurrently with Welfare Reforming, we have also obtained policy direction on
redesigning our General Assistance Program to better focus on employment services and
take advantage of law changes designed to mitigate Federal/State welfare change impact
on GA. We will be operationalizing the GA changes over the course of the next 3
months.
• The major State Welfare Reform legislative proposals are being analyzed and tracked by
our Department. We will gear up to offer testimony once bills are scheduled for
hearings.
• Department staff will participate in the Senate-Assembly Special Committee on Welfare
Reform workgroup process during March and April, 1997.
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• Good child care is good for kids C0NT1il►
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• The years 0 to 3 are the most critical for a child's brain development. During these critical first
years,the foundation is laid for all social,emotional,physical and psychological development to
come.
CHILD CARE IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
• Lack of infant/toddler,school age and alternative schedule care
• Impact of class size reduction on child care
• Welfare reform may mean a growing use of publicly subsidized, unregulated child care
• Adequate access to child care includes referrals and parent education so parents may make
informed choices
• Quality child care requires intentionality on the part of the caregiver.
• Child care as a possible employment opportunity for TANF recipients
• Health and safety of the children must be the first priority regardless of caregiver
• Current resources may be inadequate to address child care needs.
• County government currently controls 60% of total child care subsidy funding($25.5 million)
coming to Contra Costa County. 40% goes to 5 local education agencies and 10 community
based non-profit agencies.
• 30% of the county's subsidy dollars($7.8 million)are supporting part day, part year programs
serving poor families.
These programs offer the least support for welfare recipients as they transition from welfare to
work
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Contact our state legislators and urge them to take the federal option to waive work
participation requirements for mothers of children under 12 months of age.
2. Pay providers directly under the parent choice subsidy programs administered by the
Department of Social Services.
3. Support Senator Rainey's bill SB 158 which will make funding available for facilities.
4. Ask the Youth Commission to convene an information sharing meeting of all parties
concerned about the 10 to 13 year old population.
5. Insure that all TANF recipients receive the counseling they need to make informed child
care choices by making sure that child care experts are available at all DSS offices.
6. Keep separate the child care needs of welfare recipients and the employment opportunities
that child care as a profession may offer.
7. Explore the feasibility of child care training programs with the community colleges.
8. Make sure that all welfare recipients have access to adequate child care consumer
education.
9. Support Senator Watson's bill, SB 309, which would require a minimum level of training
for all exempt (unregulated) care givers paid with public subsidy money.
10. Support requiring all exempt (unregulated) care givers paid with public subsidy money to
be Trustlined to insure they have never been convicted of a violent crime, such as child
abuse.
1,1. Move immediately to transition the Head Start Program from a part day, part year
program to a full day, full year program which can meet the needs of welfare recipients
transitioning to work.
12. Support federal legislation which would expand funding available for child care:
Representative Woolsey's bill - HR 899
Senator Dodd's bill - S 19
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Ensure plenty of affordable,high-quality places for babies to be cared for.
Possible strategies to ensure more funding to help parents afford care include:
1, Invest a greater percentage of local general fund money in child care services.
2. Increase existing funding levels for State Department of Education's early child
development programs.
3. Support federal legislative efforts to expand child care funding for low income working
parents.
4. Increase infant care reimbursement rates — the State Department of Education helps
cover the additional provider costs of caring for babies.
5. Municipalities should set aside a percentage of property taxes for child care/children's
services (e.g., Prop. J in San Francisco, Measure K in Oakland).
6. The state should be sure to fully use all available federal dollars.
7. Establish more collaboratives to fully tap existing funding sources (e.g., Head Start, State
pre-school); expand Early Head Start and link to full-day programs.
8. Use developers' fees to establish child care services in growing residential areas.
9. Develop more local child care pools — public/private partnerships with funds from state,
local and corporate sources to help subsidize child care costs.
Possible strategies to ensure adequate supply of care for all babies who need care include:
1. Local governments can ease restrictions on facilities (e.g., zoning barriers).
2. Governments can mandate child care facilities be included as part of planning for new
residential and commercial districts.
3. Increase funds for family day care providers (loans, incentives or other funds) to
stimulate creation of additional slots.
4. Support the creation and expansion of child care availability for non-traditional hours
and situations: night time, weekends, sick baby care, etc.
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REGIONAL CHILD CARE CAMPAIGN
Bay Area Regional Child Care Campaign
Policy Statement
Action Alliance for Children -
San I mocico Unified School District Preamble
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bay,IOC. California:
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Bear Haso Family Day Can I am your child. You can take good care of me by providing:
Growth and opportunity,Ian.
Contra Cast Child are cau.cs a Training and support for my caregivers, whether they are parents, other
Child Cut Law Center family members or professional child care providers;
cardaer Chiildren'$Center.Inc.
Fast Palo Alto hoodbev►Allen a Child care information, so my parents and others can make informed
and Neighborhood Dtvebpment
Starting Points at SF Mayor's Office of choices about quality care for me and all other babies and children;
Children Youth and their Families
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Plenty of affordable, high-quality places for babies and children to be
State Cruz cared for.
Childrea's Council of San Francisco
California Family Child Can Training Invest in me and you are investing in your own future. Take good care of
Cailahmntive
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Child Development and Family Studies
Department.City College of San Francisco Improve Training and Support for Caregivers
Fairfaa/Saa Aoseleo Children's Cesar
Fairfae/SaaAaaelmoPaeetServices project 1. Develop a progressive "career ladder" development structure for family
Child Can CA"Wring Council of San Maud child care providers (including non-licensed providers such as nannies, au
California Child Cars Resour"and Referral pairs, family members, etc.) which includes training, on-site technical
NOMM&Children OWYouthliervicee.Cry dSan]a- assistance, and observable quality indicators. This would result in specific
Coleman Advocates far Childr"a"Youth developmental levels and defined job descriptions for positions such as
National Fcoaamie Development Law Cestan child care aide, child care teacher, etc.
Child Can Proiect
InfaatToddler Coaordum 2. Mandate the lowest ratio of babies to-providers (3:1) and the highest
National Center for the larly Childhood qualification for providers of infant care. (This could be done by
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on.aiao c.fAm rhe.. r supporting the effort to merge Title 22 and Title 5 in child care codes.)
Abmeda Comfy
Contra Cosa Cauery 3. Strengthen the links between resource and referral organizations,
aby County my community colleges and other community-based training programs to
San Francisco County
San Matto County enable providers to learn and earn academic units outside the classroom,
Sano Clan County
Sana Gut county in on-site, ongoing training programs.
This campaign is sponsored by generous grants from the Miriam and Peter Haas Fund,
David and Lucile Packard Foundation and the Peninsula Community Foundation.
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4. Improve outreach and support to non-professional caregivers (i.e., family members,
friends). The "Warm Line" is a model of a successful outreach and support program that
could be expanded.
5. Explore an educational credit program, similar to the G.I. Bill, for child care providers -
they earn scholarship support for higher education with every year of service as a
provider.
6. Provide trainings in languages other than English.
7. Ensure adequate compensation (salaries and benefits) for caregivers so that they can
continue to provide quality care. Adequate compensation will also encourage high quality
individuals to enter the field.
Provide improved information on child care availability and quality, so parents and others
can make informed choices about care for their babies.
1. Provide child care information in a parent's primary language wherever child care
choices are made. Information about child care should be available to parents in many
formats, including in-person consultation with child care counselors, in print, and on
videos.
2. Increase funding to publicize the 1-800 number that currently helps parents find the
resource and referral agency serving their county.
3. Increase funding to expand resource and referral outreach so that all parents have access
to information about quality child care. Counselors should have the ability to travel to
places such as laundromats, welfare offices and health clinics in order to reach more
parents.
4. Ensure that child care information is designed to reach specific segments of the child care
market (e.g., grandparents and foster parents).
Provide families with support to do the best possible job nurturing their babies.
1. Expand child care programs' ability to provide parent support services.
2. Support community organizing efforts to empower parents and ensure they have a
voice in making decisions that affect their children and families.
3. Provide parents with opportunities to access information about child growth and
development, early education and parenting.
4. Offer all parents the opportunity to access job training and employment to ensure
economic self-sufficiency.
5. Ensure that all parents and guardians are entitled to up to 40 hours per year of unpaid
leave to spend with their child in his or her child care setting.
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UFORNIA CHILD DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATORS ASSOCIATION
RECOMMIINDATIONS FOR CHiLD CARE i EDUCATION AND WELFARE REFORM POLICY
POSITIONS
March, 1997
L Governance
A. TheCalifornia Department of Education should continue to be the lead state agency for all
child care and d opmertt programs.
8. The County Board of Supervisors and County Superintendent should continue to Jointly
appoint a Child Care Planning Council. Local Chad Care Planning Councils would continua to determine
county needs child are and set priorities for sp new federal fwding, The ChOd Care Planning Councils
shall be instruct to use standardized date such as a specific census date, Depsrtrnent of Finanee
Jections as o a eertadn date,and Resource&Refan program elate as s gyrase date:.Additional
:�i'4a shall be o 'nod from tela child care Held and tonaun'lam, Old other data may also be used as it
pertains to each county or region.
C. Fun ding. monitoring and Quality assurance should be performed by the COF-
11. Program Design and Funding
A. Thal child care and development delivery system should retain its diversity, consisting of:
11. Child development contracts. Including General Child Care Centers(including Family
Child Can Homes Systems, Campus Child Care, School Age Child Cars). Migrant;
SAPiD, and State Preschool.
2 Alternative Payment Program models.
3. Resource and Referral programs
B. Cor tnwWs may include private non-proAt e9eneies, private Ibr-proflL school districts,
colleges, co offkes of education and public agendas, including CWDs.
1. All contractor.should be required to meet certain quality standards-to be
established by 111199,
2. providers reretiing payment under the Altemative Payment model should receive a•
rate incentive It they meat certain quality standards-to be established by 111/99.
3. Cuallty stand4ft ihhtrld be diveloped by the CDE in conjunction with
reprtsa list; ft+m the field.
4. Quality impra-ia ieirt ictiviees should be provided to all exempt providers.
S. Trataing grants should be provided to contractors who shall develop a training plan
based on local need.
C. Rei bursement rates for child devOoprt Brit contracts should be negotiated based on a market
rate for the courky or region. This roti should not*Xeesd 1.$standard deviations from the mean market
rote, plus an additional amount for the cost of doing tiutines's*illi the state, including the cost of meeting
established quality standards. Full cost children csri be served at the contractor's rate, minus the cost of
doing business With the state. Premium rates should be established for serving special needs children
based on the additional cost of servki. In no instants shall the negotiated rate decrease wdating
Programs'cur *d funding levels nor prevent there from receiving future COLA's, growth or expansion to
which they are otherwise entitled:
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0. Rei eursement rates for Alt4mativd Payment providers must be consistent with the market
rate, up to :.5 standard deviations trop+the mean market rate, in order to Insure parental choice.
E. All subsidized Child ofre and developrnent programs wilt be included in initiatives to provide
Integrated family services at the county levet.
Ill. Eligibility
A. All li rw Income families,working. looking for work or M training to prepare them for work,will
be guaranteed a Old caro. Children may remain In caro until ttreir family income reaches 100%of the State
Median Income.
B. Chit Iran receiving ChN Protective Serviois!hill hew priority enrollment-not sub)eet to
income d1Igib11 requlretna,
IV. Consumer ducation.Aooaal and Supply 9uilding
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A. R ume&Referral program*will perforrh a variety of additional functions,with adequate
funding for earn .
1. Provide car*umet 4duc*66h by providing Oduestion and outreach to parents in the
communities wherd they w6*and live.Consumer education must be provided In a
variety of languages and wb".including television, radio, and printed matter,as well by
person to person coun"ing.
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12. Increase the supply of child 6dr*through ricrultment.
i 3. Train child care providers, lhdudinq exempt Qrovidwt.in areas to include child
development,CPRJFirst Aid, nub Mo..health and safety.
i 4. Peftrm local data eollletlon functions.
5. Participate k"local lewd In"dren's eotlaborstives,
including the local Child Cara 016nning Council.
8. Fa lies may apply f6r the watltrrg W int A viirlety of convenient locations,including Individual
child care carder I. county welfare department,sehoala,and other suftabN locations.
V. Por*M Fees
CCDAA has aevdral plrapilbbvel Ori thi iirluti 6t 06raM fa!!.
A. LIn
Al dr beieO MA 61 Ali Iticbitia(approdrr+atety the federal poverty
WO %Qg"b It v" td till*1"dbAl,ra m help these twnMles meed their basic
use I Mi$111ft W*dllf!!t�b0 hah4 VM6 parte r"a portion of life money
"19" MAY a"0��iNttt C6nlrlb A4 to ft Coit el Mild'Care,
yirq an il�ltbhW lFliSbtthl tlbf M61t thtlff Orfs tend in tare,we are fully aware of
of sdffYnt�Nfhtp!�ri�ant del talltldian ProeW"wtpl thele famine, espeelsny
Inft! At the kl w Im of"kon6mle kale.
C. Thi c oit of admin"MO.t 46 'a MAN tyt i w considerably higher then what Is usually .
prc eded. When 0&6ft%1 t$A"ti Olt ffia on then, 6!hiss of 169ally required steps ore
Ind ted. Requiring pardntl to pay OFA fen 1:6 kl6videri would site be Inadvisable. When
psi Hft don't pay tJhWr fek on flail, (lrovlders limply WuO to serve subsidized families.
At time when we noW every 6vaitabl6 child card apace, ft,doesn't make sense to alienate
sny provider.
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O. If u iversal parent fees are to be instituted, the fee should be based on the family's Income
and s model should be piloted in several dtverse counties to determine if it is truly cost
eff e.
VI. Data Collecl Ion
A CO with the aaahtance of C0811,th#Ligisl*"Milysrti Office,the Department of Finenct
and represents from the field should ddv4lop A jelrtt daedlocal plan to Implement automated data
collection and for Child errs std d6W0m&**&VMK
8. 3u ant fUndIng should tw pr6i bd stet 60 COE and leeilil ccntractod to hnplernent the
'Ae% collection reMd. plan.limb lnO%nd4 W 6wrouter!which eon be seeassed by modem, and
software which I e"ble of ddts oig6dratlen And WAIViita
VII. Additional i otio
nsiderani
A R"nizinq the often*Importane6 of In". the high cost and the scarcity of infant care.
we recommend that single parents 6f Infants under one year of age be given the choles of being exempt
from work requirements.
8. Sinje parents of ehildr6n under Mselvi tlhduld net be mandated to take jobs that require night
shifts, retbgnlzi that thit is not In the Haat Interest of the ehNdr6n.
C. Tom i parents and other high-malt Plr&ft lhoWd h!w a parent support program similar to
Nawalfs H*elthy Start program and C9ftrflW$Parrot O&VIC. !Project.
O. pvo y effort including dt+pool" of cW WO, must be made to encourage parents to
obtain eddttlonsl education and/or h*I, tg M Ord*to rMclt true!dt sufBdancy.
@ S State MAsvnkhx.fAeAMMO *60 Lid 6&1nW6i ttstton fbr CDE and CRSS, must
be devebped M wider to support the network of eeftfriCIM vrho wiN be implementing Caflfbmle's Child
Care Clan.
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