REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 26, 2024
FROM
JAMES LOCURTO, Interim Director, Transitional Assistance Department
SUBJECT
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California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids System Improvement Plan
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve and authorize submission of the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids System Improvement Plan to the California Department of Social Services to include the provision to provide California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Welfare-to-Work services plan focused on improvement of program design, service delivery models, and activity structure.
2. Authorize the Assistant Executive Officer as the County Welfare Director, as required by the California Department of Social Services, to execute and submit the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids System Improvement Plan to the California Department of Social Services, and any non-substantive amendments, on behalf of the County, subject to review by County Counsel.
3. Direct the Assistant Executive Officer to transmit the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids System Improvement Plan and any non-substantive amendments to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within 30 days of execution.
(Presenter: James LoCurto, Interim Director, 388-0245)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) 2023-24 allocation is estimated to be $134,300,000 and is 100% federal and state funded. The allocated funding is included in the Human Services Administrative Claim 2023-24 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Approval of the proposed CalWORKs System...
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