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Workforce Readiness and Training for FY 2020-2022 Agreements <br />July 7, 2020 <br />Page 2 <br />DISCUSSION <br />The California Workforce Development Board and the Employment Development Department <br />announced the availability of $37 million in state funds for the implementation of a state-wide <br />program to serve the formerly incarcerated and other justice involved individuals facing barriers to <br />employment with earn and learn opportunities. The funds were released as grants to the 14 <br />Regional Planning Units (RPU). The Santa Ana Workforce Board is in the Orange RPU along with <br />the Workforce Boards of the City of Anaheim and County of Orange. City staff worked closely with <br />the County and City of Anaheim program design and submitted a proposal on behalf of the RPU. <br />In April, 2019 the City received notice that the region was awarded a total of $3,816,967. In October <br />of 2019, the Santa Ana City Council approved the agreement with the Employment Development <br />Department and the California Workforce Development Board. <br />The grant requires collaboration with the California Department of Corrections, County Probation, <br />Adult Parole Operations, local Workforce Development Boards, and Community Based <br />Organizations (CBO's) that serve the formerly incarcerated and other justice involved individuals, <br />with employment and reentry services. <br />Over the next two years, the RPU and its contractors will serve 310 individuals who were formerly <br />incarcerated or under County Probation or State Parole supervision. Depending on the outcome <br />of the participant's assessment they will be served through work experience, on-the-job training, <br />training that leads to industry recognized certificate, or direct placement by using a wraparound <br />case management by Working Wardrobes, Project Kinship and the region's three Workforce <br />Development Boards (Exhibit 1, 2 and 3). Coordination of referrals will take place pre-release with <br />personnel from county jails and post release through deployment of staff at probation and parole <br />offices located throughout the county. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />Funds are budgeted and available for anticipated expenditures as follows: <br />Fiscal Year <br />Accounting Unit- <br />Fund Description <br />Accounting Unit, Account <br />Amount <br />Account <br />Description <br />FY 20-21 <br />14418760-69135 <br />Prison to Employment <br />Prison to Employment, <br />$1,150,000 <br />(July -Dec.) <br />Program <br />Payment to Subagent <br />FY 21-22 <br />14418760-69135 <br />Prison to Employment <br />Prison to Employment, <br />$1,150,000 <br />(July -Mar.) <br />Program <br />Payment to Subagent <br />Total Expenditures <br />$2,300,000 <br />Fiscal Impact Verified By: Kathryn Downs, CPA, Executive Director— Finance and Management <br />Services Agency <br />Submitted By: Steven A. Mendoza, Executive Director — Community Development Agency <br />Exhibits: 1. Agreement — Working Wardrobes <br />2. Agreement — Charitable Ventures of OC dba Project Kinship <br />3. Agreement — City of Anaheim <br />25E-2 <br />