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<br /> 5 <br />2B. STATE STRATEGIC PARTNER COORDINATION <br />2BI . How the Local Board will coordinate with County Health and Human Services <br />Agencies and other local partners who serve individuals who access Cal Fresh E&T <br />services. <br />The boards and co-located AJCC partners will work with the Orange County Social Services Agency <br />(SSA) to improve labor market outcomes for all recipients of CalFresh, including but not limited <br />to participants in CalFresh Employment & Training services (CalFresh E&T). The Orange County <br />CalFresh E&T program participation is mandatory for individuals who receive general relief. The <br />general relief program provides temporary cash aid to eligible indigent adults without children. <br />The CalFresh E&T program is not currently available to other CalFresh recipients. CalFresh E&T <br />participants participated in work experience programs at worksites developed by SSA staff before <br />the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, SSA has relied on the Cell-Ed online program to support <br />CalFresh E&T program participants in obtaining their required 20 hours per month of job search <br />and training activities. The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) partnered with Cell- <br />Ed to provide Welfare-to-Work and CalFresh E&T program participants with the opportunity to <br />receive education and training online to build skills and engage in eligible CalFresh participation <br />hours while sheltering-in-place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cell-Ed online services have <br />fulfilled an immediate program need during the pandemic. <br /> <br />The local boards provide priority service to recipients of public assistance referred to the centers. <br />Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the local boards were finalizing the program design and referral <br />process for CalFresh E&T participants. SSA requires tracking of participant attendance in staff <br />monitored job search and other WIOA program activities. Historically, AJCCs have not tracked <br />hours and attendance except for WIOA funded training programs. A process to track hours and <br />attendance was established but has not been used because of the AJCCs modified service delivery <br />during the pandemic. <br /> <br />To strengthen the partnership and improve outcomes for the target population, the boards and <br />SSA are committed to the following: <br />• Finalize the program and referral process and move forward with referrals to the AJCC for <br />those CalFresh E&T participants who elect to be served through the AJCC instead of the <br />Cell-Ed online platform. <br />• SSA will ensure CalFresh E&T participants who choose to utilize the Cell-Ed online <br />platform also receive AJCC service information so they can access a broader range of <br />employment services. <br />• Provide SSA front-line staff training on the programs and services available through the <br />One-Stop delivery system’s staff and partners. <br />• The boards, SSA, and community-based organizations will research program models and <br />discuss expanding the CalFresh E&T program to all CalFresh recipients by engaging <br />partners that can provide a non-federal match. <br /> <br />2B II. How the Local Board will coordinate with Local Child Support Agencies and <br />other local partners who serve individuals who are non-custodial parents. <br />EXHIBIT 1A