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I Plan <br />Orange County Social Services Agency (SSA) continues to have discussions with regional partners to provide integrated <br />services that help TANF /CalWORKS recipients achieve self - sufficiency. Currently TANF /CalWORKs recipients are referred to <br />AJCCs and local boards for vocational training or work experience /subsidized employment programs, Programs to remove <br />barriers to employment such as behavioral health, homeless assistance, and domestic abuse intervention services are also <br />provided to assist participants. Barriers to employment are evaluated and participants are offered supportive services such as <br />child care, transportation and ancillary services as appropriate. TANF /CaIWORKS SSA leaders are active members of the OC <br />Leadership Council and contributors to the development of the OC Regional Plan. <br />Declaration: SSA has established partnerships with local boards, regional community colleges, adult education providers, <br />and Regional Occupational Centers to integrate services for TANF /CaIWORKS clients. <br />Regional Goal /Objective: System alignment and accountablllty committed to the overall goals of helping people get <br />good jobs and sustain /keep good jobs. <br />Strategy: Some of the objectives under development include regional partners working together on strategic co- locations, <br />devising clear career pathways, establishing a Cross Referral Network, and collectively participating in community events such <br />as career resource fairs. There is also a need to develop clear career pathways and tracking mechanisms to follow <br />participants after the completion of TANF /CaIWORKS programs. <br />State Plan Alignment: Aligning and coordinating service delivery and resources to enable upward mobility of clients. <br />Regional program partners will collaborate to provide supportive services to individuals enrolled in regional sector pathways <br />programs, including individuals from populations with barriers to employment, and to share information about their available <br />supportive services so as to avoid duplication of effort as agreed upon in the Memorandum of Understanding between the <br />Local Boards and Partner Agencies. Leveraging and braiding partner support services resources will ensure that individuals <br />receive the support needed in order to facilitate program completion. It is proposed that the American Job Centers of <br />California (AJCC), AEBG consortia, and partners would work to collaboratively support these students in numerous ways to <br />assist them in reaching their workforce goals by leveraging and braiding resources. <br />SSAITANF programs also continue to work with regional partners to increase communication and effectively leverage <br />available resources to address supportive services needs. These include child care, transportation, and ancillary services. <br />The TANF /CalWGRKS program has established a process to refer participants to local boards and the DOR for career and <br />training services in order to receive the skills and credentials needed to obtain jobs with family- sustaining wages. SSA will <br />make necessary updates to policies to adapt to State directives as they become available in order to count satisfactory <br />participation in approved career pathways towards work participation requirements. <br />Declaration: Participants may face obstacles and barriers to employment that can be addressed by system partners by <br />leveraging and braiding available support services resources. <br />Reg! onat Goal/Objective: Improving access and quality of support services available to participants through strategic <br />alignment of partner resources. <br />Strategy: Coordinated assessment processes, communication between system partners, and coordinated provision of <br />ancillary support services to facilitate program completion by those enrolled in training and education programs /courses, <br />State Plan Alignment: Regional partnerships to coordinate and braid resources at the local level to meet client needs. <br />The local boards coordinate with CBOs on several regional workforce programs focused on serving individuals with barriers to <br />employment. The Orange County Development Board collaborates with Goodwill of Orange County to serve ex- offenders and <br />pre - release probationers to prepare them for re -entry into the workforce and the United Way on development of sector <br />Page 2$ <br />19D-43 <br />