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REQUEST FOR
COUNCIL ACTION
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
APRIL 18, 2005
TITLE:
APPROVED
AGREEMENT WITH COUNTY OF
ORANGE SOCIAL SERVICES
AGENCY FOR WELFARE-TO-WORK
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and
the Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with the County of
Orange Social Services Agency to accept funding in the amount of $497,671
for a Cormnuni ty Services Program and a Work Experience Program to be
operated by the Santa Ana W/O/R/K Center.
DISCUSSION
For the past four years, the Santa Ana W/O/R/K Center has received
funding from the County of Orange Social Services Agency to operate a
Cormnunity Services Program (CSP). The Social Services Agency (SSA) has
awarded the W/O/R/K Center $78,911 to continue providing services to
CalWORKs recipients who have reached their maximum time limit on public
assistance and remain unemployed. For the past two years, SSA has funded
a work experience program to provide subsidized employment to CalWORKs
participants. SSA has awarded the W/O/R/K Center $418,760 to continue
the Work Experience Program. This program will assist CalWORKs
participants to develop skills that will enable them to find and retain
stable employment. Both of these programs have been very successful and
staff recormnends that they be continued.
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Agreement with County of Orange
SSA for Welfare-to-Work Employment
Services Programs
April 18, 2005
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FISCAL IMPACT
Funds for this agreement will be available upon approval of the 2005-06
Ci ty budget in the SSA Conununi ty Service Program account (account no.
124-323-various) and the SSA Work Experience Program account (account no.
124-324-various) .
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APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS:
patricia C. Whitaker
Executive Director
Conununity Development Agency
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Agency
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