DATE:
December 10, 2024
17
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
AUTHORIZE A SINGLE SOURCE CONTRACT PROCUREMENT WITH SAN DIEGO WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP FOR CALIFORNIA WORK OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO KIDS EXPANDED SUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT, AND CALFRESH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
The County of San Diego (County) Health and Human Services Agency, Self-Sufficiency Services provides a variety of programs and services to assist adults living on lower incomes with becoming self-sufficient. On June 4, 2019 (11), the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (Board) approved a single source contract procurement with San Diego Workforce Partnership for the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Expanded Subsidized Employment program, and the CalFresh Employment and Training (E&T) program. This Board action followed previous approval of a single source contract procurement with San Diego Workforce Partnership on February 25, 2014 (8), for the CalWORKs Expanded Subsidized Employment program.
Both the CalWORKs Expanded Subsidized Employment program and the E&T program provide self-sufficiency opportunities for some vulnerable families in San Diego County. The CalWORKs Expanded Subsidized Employment program serves over 1,300 participants annually and the E&T program serves over 1,100 participants annually each with a focus on job training and identifying and securing employment opportunities.
These services are currently contracted with the San Diego Workforce Partnership, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation which is the only federally designated Local Workforce Development Board (LWDB) in the county region. The San Diego Workforce Partnership is overseen by the Policy Board of the San Diego Consortium, a Joint Powers Authority created by the County of San Diego and the City of San Diego. As the designated LWDB, San Diego Workforce Partnership has the unique expertise, skill, partnerships, and em...
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