REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
September 24, 2024
FROM
JAMES LOCURTO, Director, Transitional Assistance Department
SUBJECT
Title
Non-Financial Memorandum of Understanding with the Foundation for California Community Colleges for Exchange of Information
End
RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve a non-financial Memorandum of Understanding with the Foundation for California Community Colleges, for the exchange of information of mutual customers, for the period of October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2027.
(Presenter: James LoCurto, Director, 388-0245)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The recommended Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is non-financial in nature and does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The recommended MOU establishes mechanisms for the Foundation for California Community Colleges (Foundation) and the Transitional Assistance Department (TAD) to exchange information of Employment and Training (E&T), for participants enrolled in community colleges. TAD administers the public assistance programs in the County, including CalFresh. CalFresh serves low-income individuals by providing monthly food benefits.
The Foundation’s mission is to benefit, support, and enhance the mission of the California Community College system. The Foundation’s Fresh Success (FS) program helps community colleges and community-based organizations to effectively start and manage CalFresh E&T programs in partnership with their counties. Through FS, CalFresh participants gain education and training that will lead to better employment and a path to economic self-sufficiency.
FS offers supportive services such as transportation, books, and childcare. FS also offers case management services that help assess and assist participants to be successful in their education program with a goal to gain and maintain employment. FS is operated by the Foundation under a contract with the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), who has encouraged counties to collaborate with the Foundation.
The Foundation is able to serve customers across the county and will establish sub-recipient agreements with local community colleges to be FS providers approved by TAD, to offer CalFresh E&T services to county residents. The Foundation will include all FS providers in the FS E&T Plan for state and federal approval who intend to offer E&T services to County clients. The Foundation will share the lists of E&T participants that TAD will use to confirm CalFresh program status and update participant information in TAD’s case management system. This data will also be used for statistical reports sent to CDSS.
PROCUREMENT
N/A
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by Human Services Contracts (Patty Steven, Contracts Manager, 388-0241) on September 4, 2024; County Counsel (Adam Ebright, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on September 5, 2024; Finance (John Hallen, Administrative Analyst, 388-0208) on September 6, 2024; and County Finance and Administration (Cheryl Adams, Deputy Executive Officer, 388-0238) on September 9, 2024.