Merced County Workforce Development Board …...Merced County Workforce Development Board Executive Committee Meeting Agenda Date/Time: March 16, 2020, 8:00am Location: 2222 M St,

Merced County Workforce Development Board

Executive Committee Meeting Agenda

Date/Time: March 16, 2020, 8:00am Location: 2222 M St, Suite 310, Merced, CA 95340 Alternative Location: 1001 Marquette Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55403 Page Topics Lead

Opening

A.1 Call to OrderA.2 Roll CallA.3 Public Comment on Non-Agenda ItemsA.4 Chair ReportA.5 Director Report

Leslie Abasta-Cummings




David Mirrione

2

7

11

Consent Items

B.1 Adult and Dislocated Worker Services DashboardB.2 Business Services DashboardB.3 Fiscal Dashboard


14

17

18

21

22

23

Discussion Items

C.1 Minutes from November 18, 2019 WDB MeetingC.2 Youth Services DashboardC.3 Healthcare Sector Strategy ReportC.4 High Performing Board ApplicationC.5 Accelerator 8.0 UpdateC.6 Board Member Collaboration Session Planning for Next Board

MeetingC.7 Suggestions for Future Agenda ItemsC.8 Announcements


Nick Loret de Mola

Nick Loret de Mola

Nick Loret de Mola

Nick Loret de Mola

David Mirrione



Adjourn

Next Meeting – 8:00am, May 18, 2020 – 2222 M St, Suite 310, MercedLeslie Abasta-Cummings

Documents related to agenda items that are distributed to the WDB less than 72 hours prior to the meeting shall be available for public inspection at 1205 W 18th St, Merced CA or visit our website at www.worknetmerced.com. Documents distributed to the WDB at the meeting by staff will be available at the meeting; documents distributed to the WDB by members of the public shall be made available after the meeting. This WIOA Title I financially assisted program or activity is an equal opportunity employer/program and auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

ALTERNATE AGENDA FORMATS: If requested, the agenda shall be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 USC Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof. Individuals with a disability requiring a modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, in order to participate in the public meeting may make these requests to the WDB at 209.724.2041.


Executive Committee

March 16, 2020

Adult Services Dashboard

To: Merced County Workforce Development Board Executive Committee

From: Merced County Workforce Development Board Staff

Action Required

Accept and file the February 2020 Adult Services Dashboard.

Summary Narrative

The 2019-20 WIOA Adult Program Dashboard reports depict the goals vs. actual goal attainment of each

funding stream within the WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and all discretionary grant programs. Each grant

is represented on its own dashboard listing each goal, and the projected goal attainment by month. Program

enrollment represents new client enrollments in the current program year, with the remaining goals met by

any clients active in 2019-20.

For the base Adult and Dislocated Worker programs, goals are in line with the exception of Dislocated

Worker job placements, which are slightly under expectations for this month. Staff has spoken with ResCare

management and will be providing technical assistance on building a connection between case managers and

business-facing staff to ensure that the latest job availability information is available to those who work with

jobseekers directly.

Based upon the results displayed on the Dashboard, goals for HSA and Probation are being met, with two

exceptions, both on the HSA contract. One is the amount of new employer contacts, which is under the

amount projected at this time. This is because of a slowdown requested by HSA because their caseloads had

declined, and HSA did not want us reaching out to new employers to discuss the Expanded Subsidized

Employment program when they did not have participants to provide for those sites. The second is the line

item for job fairs on the westside. That will be alleviated with our Los Banos Hiring Fair in May.

Budget/Financial Impact

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Attachments

February 2020 Adult Services Dashboard

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016

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in employmen

t in WDB priority indu

stry se

ctors

770

515

2540

5565

7077

Actual

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2246

6367

Placed

in training

in W

DB priority indu

stry se

ctors or On‐the‐Job‐Training

580

510

1725

3748

5258

Actual

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Completion of occup

ationa

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in W

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entia

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certificate or th

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400

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Actual

352

1622

3535

Placed

in employmen

t not in

the WDB

priority indu

stry se

ctors

770

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3040

5060

7077

Actual

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614

0

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in employmen

t in WDB priority indu

stry se

ctors

700

515

2540

5565

7070

Actual

308

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3037

Placed

in training

in W

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stry se

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430

48

1421

2835

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Completion of occup

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300

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2024

2730

Actual

193

34

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Placed

in employmen

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the WDB

priority indu

stry se

ctors

700

1020

3040

5060

7077

Actual

348

1325

3434

4

2019

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0

WIOA En

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242

46

810

1214

1618

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181

13

48

1014

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rollm

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Only)

100

816

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4048

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0

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Actual

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710

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s Develop

ed on Westside

121

23

45

67

89

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72

33

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77

7

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ed12

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56

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910

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3

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40

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22

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4

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05/31

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06/30

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0

Enrollm

ent

3618

1819

2123

2426

2728

3032

3436

Actual

3014

1414

1719

2225

2830

6


Executive Committee

March 16, 2020

Business Dashboard



Action Required

Accept and file the February 2020 Business Services Dashboard

Summary Narrative

The Business Dashboard includes a snapshot of business services activities for Program Year 2019-20 (July 2019 – February 2020). Information in the dashboard includes:

• Average wages of all jobs for participants placed, by sector• Job and training placement, by sector• Hiring events placements for Program Year 2019-20 to date• Hiring event participant source analytics• Wage distribution among unsubsidized placements, by wage category• On-the-Job Training and Expanded Subsidized Employment placements, by wage category• Human Resources Hotline usage rates, by month• Upcoming business events

The Department worked with the California Employers’ Association to host an in-person convening on changes in labor laws in 2020. Over 30 businesses were represented. CEA is also the provider of our Human Resources Hotline, where we have seen an uptick in usage over the last four months. The Department has three more in-person convenings with CEA that will be hosted this calendar year, and between those events and outreach partnerships with local Chambers of Commerce, staff is anticipating an increase in HR Hotline usage going forward.


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Attachments

February 2020 Business Services Dashboard

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Business Dashboard

WDB Executive Committee Meeting: 3/16/2020

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Wag

es in

Dol

lars

Industry Sector

Average Wage by Sector (All Jobs Placed)July 1st, 2019 - February 29th, 2020

82

15 121 4

20

39

2

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Num

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f Pla

cem

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Industry Sector

Job/Training Placement by SectorJuly 1st, 2019 - February 29th, 2020

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91

15 19 21

140

3 12 10 242 12 3

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Num

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f New

Hire

s

Employer

Hiring Event Placements (Reported To Date)July 1st, 2019 - February 29th, 2020

8

Business Dashboard


564

424

26

1213

5

224 644

Hiring Fair AnalyticsJuly 1st, 2019 - February 29th, 2020

Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Etc.)

Worknet

EDD

HSA

Email

College

Friends/Family

DOR

Veteran Services

47

64

19

6

20

156

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

$11.00-$14 $14.01-$19 $19.01-$24 $24.01-$29 $29.01+ Total

Num

ber o

f Pla

cem

ents

Wage Range

Wage Distribution Among Unsubsidized PlacementsJuly 1st, 2019 - February 29th, 2020

9

Business Dashboard


Upcoming Events

• 3/10/20 Diversability Hiring Event• 3/24/20 Employee to Entrepreneur Seminar• 3/25/20 Merced Industrial Collaborative

49

9

0

58

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

$11.00-$14 $14.01-$19 $19.01-$24 Total

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Wage Range

OJT & ESE Distribution - PlacementsJuly 1st, 2019 - February 29th, 2020

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Month of Usage

HR Hotline Usage RateJuly 1st, 2019 - February 29th, 2020

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Executive Committee

March 16, 2020

Fiscal Dashboard



Action Required

Accept and file the February 2020 Fiscal Dashboard.

Summary Narrative

The 2019-20 Fiscal Summary and Dashboard provides expenditures vs. allocation by individual grants. • Any grant active during the program year (PY) is featured in the Fiscal Dashboard.• Grants all have different start and end dates during the PY.• Data represented on the Dashboard displays the pacing of expenditures for each grant program.• Some programs require that most of the grant funding be expended at the start of the program, while

others pace expenditures incrementally over the course of the PY.• Tracking the fiscal life of grant programs ensures that all funds are expended according to the grant

cycle.

AB 1111, the “Breaking Barriers to Employment” Grant, is not included in this report, as it is expected to begin on April 1, 2020, pending receipt of funding from the California Workforce Development Board.

The Probation grant is currently underspent, however staff are in discussion with County Probation to redevelop the partnership between Workforce Investment and Probation, with the purpose of ensuring that services are provided through strategies that provide the maximum benefit to participants in the grant.


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Attachments

February 2020 Fiscal Dashboard

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Executive Committee

March 16, 2020

Minutes from November 18, 2019 Executive Committee Meeting



Action Required

Approve the November 18, 2019 Merced County Workforce Development Board Executive Committee

Meeting Minutes.

Summary Narrative

The minutes attached reflect the items discussed at the November 18, 2019 Executive Committee Meeting.


None

Attachments

November 18, 2019 Merced County Workforce Development Board Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

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Draft

www.worknetmerced.com

Workforce Development Board (WDB)

Executive Committee

Worknet Merced County

1205 West 18th Street

Merced, CA 95340

November 18, 2019, 8:00 a.m.

Meeting Minutes

Members Present:

Leslie Abasta-Cummings Tim O’Neill Daron McDaniel Vinton Thengvall Steve Newvine

Members Absent:

Michael Altomare Jack Mobley

Others Present:

Nick Loret de Mola David Mirrione JoAnn Corona

1. Called to Order/Roll Call: Board Chairperson, Mrs. Leslie Abasta-Cummings, called the meeting toorder at 8:06 a.m.

2. Approval of Agenda: It was M/S O’Neill / Thengvall with unanimous consent to approve theagenda as published.

3. Approval of Minutes: It was M/S Thengvall / Newvine with unanimous consent to approve the May24, 2019 minutes as submitted.

4. Public Opportunity to Speak: None.

5. Chair Comments: Mrs. Abasta-Cummings commented

6. Director Comments

Director Mirrione reported on the progress of the goals assigned to ResCare for their first month, whichwere met. He also spoke about the progress on service provision at the New Direction HomelessNavigation Center by ResCare. Mr. O’Neill asked about programs for veterans, and Director Mirrioneinformed the group that the previous grant specifically targeted for veterans was completed, but staffwere looking into another grant opportunity for the same purpose.

7. Actiona. Workforce Development Board Nomination for Satvir Arias of Dignity Health

It was M/S O’Neill / Thengvall, approved 4-0 with abstention by McDaniel.

8. Discussion

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a. 501c3 Nonprofit Update

Director Mirrione reported that they are working through community training procedures.

b. Meeting Procedures Mr. O’Neill requested timeliness to the start times of meetings, and that meetings will proceed at the appointed time, while conducting action items last. Director Mirrione to send out comments in this regard on the next Workforce Development Board meeting notification.

c. Board Recruitment Update Director Mirrione reported that Ms. Arias would join the panel after returning from her leave of absence, she will be officially on the Board effective February 2020.

d. Regional Grant Update Director Mirrione reported on Stanislaus County taking the lead in regional grant activities beginning

Summer, 2020.

9. Reports a. 2019-20 WIOA Adult Services Dashboard Report Assistant Director Nick Loret De Mola reiterated that the first month goals were met by ResCare.

b. 2019-20 WIOA Youth Dashboard Report

Mr. Loret de Mola reported that program has exceeded stated goals and that there are 30 new enrollments to date. He also reported that they are having discussions with Merced College for welding classes in Los Banos that focuses on youth.

c. 2019-20 Business Services Dashboard Report

Mr. Loret de Mola reported that they are working hard on business engagement with Human Services and Economic Development to help organize outreach to businesses.

d. 2019-20 Fiscal Dashboard Report Director Mirrione reported that all is going well, no grants show over or underspent.

9. Next Executive Meeting: 8:00 a.m., January 20, 2020

Worknet Merced County, 1205 W. 18th Street, Merced 95340

10. Adjournment It was Ms. Leslie Abasta-Cummings to adjourn the meeting at 8 a.m.

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Executive Committee

March 16, 2020

Youth Services Dashboard



Action Required

None

Summary Narrative

The 2019-20 WIOA Youth Program Dashboard reports depict the goals vs. actual goal attainment of the WIOA Youth Program operated by the Merced County Office of Education via the EMPOWER Program. The dashboard lists each goal and the projected goal attainment by month. Program enrollment represents new client enrollments in the current program year with remaining goals met by clients active in 2019-20.

The EMPOWER Program provides educational assistance and job training to help out-of-school youth ages 18-24 succeed in school, then transition to college and/or a career. Youth that do not have a high school diploma receive basic education skills, tutoring, and study skills, with an emphasis on literacy and numeracy, in order to obtain a GED or high school diploma. EMPOWER youth are also provided paid and/or unpaid work experience, employability skills training, leadership development, placement in post-secondary education (to include career technical education and/or occupational skills training), support services, adult mentoring, comprehensive guidance and counseling, and follow-up services for at least 12 months after completion of participation in the program. The goal of all planned services is to lead to educational and career success for each participant.

Staff is going to provide technical assistance again to EMPOWER staff, as the numbers submitted in relation to closures continue to not match values placed in CalJOBS. In addition, numbers for February are either the same or similar in most instances to numbers for January and December, which was explained to staff as being because the program anticipates exits by the end of March and hadn’t had many exits the last three months. Staff will be meeting with the EMPOWER team to discover what the issues around exits and CalJOBS entries are to ensure proper handling of cases and data quality.


None

Attachments

February 2020 Youth Services Dashboard

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Executive Committee

March 16, 2020

Healthcare Sector Strategy Report



Action Required

None

Summary Narrative

On February 28, 2020, the Department of Workforce Investment hosted a meeting with industry leaders from

the healthcare sector in Merced County. A full report on the meeting is attached, but the key takeaway is the

two issues that the industry leaders have asked for the Department to work on in the coming year. These

issues are: the development of the K-12 pipeline for healthcare workers in Merced County, and partnering

with the Mariposa-Merced County Medical Society on their physician and practitioner retention and

attraction efforts.

We have reached out to the participants and those who were invited but could not make it to begin building

work groups to progress on these items.


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Attachments

Healthcare Sector Strategy Report

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David Mirrione - Director www.worknetmerced.com

Merced Office 1205 W. 18th Street Merced, CA 95340

(209) 724-2100

Los Banos Office 800 7th Street

Los Banos, CA 93635 (209) 710-6140

DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE INVESTMENT

Equal Opportunity Employer/Programs. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Funding provided by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Healthcare Leadership Meeting Report - 2/28/20

The purpose of the meeting was to get feedback from healthcare industry leaders on the issues

they are having with filling specific positions, as well as to go over the California Healthcare

Workforce Report recommendations and target 1-2 areas that would be most impactful as it

relates to filling the future workforce needs of their business.

The following parties had representatives in attendance:

- Livingston Community Health

- Dignity Health

- Sutter Health

- Golden Valley Health Centers

- Castle Family Health Centers

- Merced-Mariposa County Medical Society

- Merced County Department of Workforce Investment

Each of the businesses represented at the meeting were asked for the specific positions that they

were having difficulty filling. A consensus, or near-consensus, developed around the following

positions:

- Business professionals, including finance, information technology, and medical billing

and coding professionals

- Physicians, practitioners, and psychiatrists

- Registered Nurses

- Licensed Vocational Nurses

- Medical Assistants (certified)

- Dental Assistants

Other positions that were highlighted from 1-2 organizations were:

- Certified Diabetes Consultants

- Hygenists

- Certified Dieticians

- Ultrasound Technicians

Upon review of the recommendations from the California Healthcare Workforce Report, two

areas were of interest to the group:


David Mirrione - Director www.worknetmerced.com

Merced Office 1205 W. 18th Street Merced, CA 95340

(209) 724-2100

Los Banos Office 800 7th Street

Los Banos, CA 93635 (209) 710-6140

DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE INVESTMENT

Equal Opportunity Employer/Programs. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Funding provided by the U.S. Department of Labor.

- The building of the K-12 pipeline for healthcare professions. This includes participation

by businesses as well as the Department of Workforce Development in CTE career

pathway advisory committees, and the development of programs for in-demand

occupations with curriculum and strategies vetted directly by business;

- Partnering with the Medical Society to help inform their efforts around physician and

practitioner attraction and retention.

Other items that were discussed were the need to develop working models in the westside of the

county, centered in Los Banos, and the east side of the county, centered in Merced, with the

recognition that resources and networks are different enough that separate strategies may be

called for.



Executive Committee

March 16, 2020

High Performing Workforce Board Application Update



Action Required

None Summary Narrative

California Unemployment Insurance Code Section 14200(c) sets forth the criteria for a Local Workforce Development Board (LWDB) to be designated as high-performance, which includes a provision that a portion of the Governor’s 15% WIOA discretionary funds will be set aside to provide performance incentives to high-performing LWDBs. The statute reads that high-performance is determined based on:

- Consistently meeting negotiated performance goals; - Approval of a local workforce development strategic plans that meets the state’s criteria; - Establishment of a strategic business engagement plan with a subcommittee that offers

recommendation for the plan and that meets state criteria. On January 17, 2020 the California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) released a Draft Directive with a comment period to extend through February 16, 2020 that specifies the process for achieving High Performing Board status. Included in this Draft Directive is a due date of February 28, 2020 for all High Performing Board Applications to be submitted to the CWDB. In preparation for that deadline, Merced County Workforce Development Board staff prepared the application for submission, including the approval of the Business Services Strategic Plan and the establishment of the Business Services Subcommittee through a Bylaws amendment at the February 13 full Workforce Development Board Meeting. However, prior to February 28, 2020, the CWDB informed LWDB Directors that because the Draft Directive would not be placed in formal Directive status before the February 28th deadline, the application submission deadline would be moved to a date to be determined upon finalization of the Directive. Budget/Financial Impact

Potential Governor’s 15% WIOA discretionary fund availability upon certification as a High Performing Workforce Board, though specifics of funding have not been disclosed. Attachments

None

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Executive Committee

March 16, 2020

Accelerator Grant 8.0 Update



Action Required

None

Summary Narrative

On March 9, 2020 the California Workforce Development Board notified staff that the Merced County Workforce Development Board was awarded $150,000 for our Workforce Accelerator 8.0 Grant project. The project is set to last from April 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021.

The project is designed to fund one Homeless Court Navigator for the term of the grant period. The Navigator will work with the Merced County Superior Court system to guide 20 homeless individuals designated by the Court through the process of clearing their records and fines, attending remediation classes for computer and English literacy, and accessing other community services to prepare them for job training and entry into the workforce. The Homeless Court Navigator will also serve as the workforce development case manager for these participants, providing them with consistency in the process. The Navigator will be hired by ResCare Workforce Services through our contract, and will increase ResCare’s budget by $120,000.


None

Attachments

None

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Executive Committee

March 16, 2020

Board Member Collaboration Session



Action Required

None

Summary Narrative

At the December Workforce Development Board Meeting, feedback was taken on future agenda items. This feedback included a suggestion that at the next Workforce Development Board meeting in April, there be a discussion on how the organizations represented at the table can collaborate to tackle the workforce development issues in the community. It was suggested that this discussion could lead to more familiarity in the group for each others’ operations and the role that each organization and each board member plays in the workforce development system.

The purpose of this item is to get feedback from the Executive Committee on what topics should be discussed, and what the end goal of such a discussion should be.


None

Attachments

None

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