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Consent-Health & Human Services # 21.
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| Board of Supervisors |
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| Subject |
| Adopt a budget resolution adding California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Program single allocation funds in the amount of $5,292,326 to the Health and Human Services Agency budget for 2020-21. (No general fund impact) (4/5 vote required) (Larsen) |
| Recommended Action |
| Adopt a Budget Resolution adding California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Program (“CalWORKs”) single allocation funds in the amount of $5,292,326 to the Health and Human Services Agency budget for fiscal year 2020-21. |
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Thriving Residents |
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| Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
The fiscal year 2020-21 budget submitted for HHSA included an estimated allocation of $9,874,590 for the social services program known as the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Program ("CalWORKs"), which is funded by the California Department of Social Services ("CDSS").
On or about September 14, 2020, the CDSS published County Fiscal Letter (“CFL”) No. 20/21-23. This CFL notified Yolo County of a CalWORKs allocation in the amount of $15,166,916 for the programs described below. This notification was received after the deadline for HHSA to revise the amount for the FY20-21 adopted budget for the September 29, 2020 Board of Supervisors meeting. As such, the attached Budget Resolution is being submitted to add the $5,292,326 in excess of the estimated funding to the HHSA fiscal year 2020-21 budget.
This CalWORKs Single Allocation includes support for the following CalWORKs programs:
- Employment Services: The CalWORKs Employment Services funding reflects the cost of providing services to individuals in the CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work (“WTW”) Program.
- Employment Services Diaper Assistance: The CalWORKs Diaper Assistance funding provides supportive services for participation in the WTW program. The CalWORKs recipients who participate in a WTW plan are eligible for $30 per month to assist with diaper costs for each child under 36 months of age.
- Employment Services Home Visiting Program (“HVP”): The purpose of this funding includes:
- Supporting positive health, development, and well-being outcomes for pregnant and parenting women, families, and infants born into poverty;
- Expanding participants’ future educational, economic, and financial capability opportunities;
- Improving the likelihood that participants will exit poverty.
- Program Eligibility Administration: This includes additional funding for additional time spent on homeless assistance cases due to the removal of the consecutive day rule and work verification which may be used for either hiring and/or retraining staff.
- Child Care: This funding reflects the cost for Stage One Child Care services and administration for CalWORKs families with children under 13 years of age. The CalWORKs Child Care funding also includes funding to extend child care eligibility to families for 12-months following the signing of the WTW Plan.
- ???Cal-Learn Intensive Care Management: This funding reflects the funding to provide intensive case management, supportive services, and financial incentives to CalWORKs teen recipients who are pregnant or parenting.
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| Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies) |
| County Counsel has approved this Budget Resolution as to form. |
| Competitive Bid Process |
| Not applicable. |
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Explanation (Expenditure and/or Revenue) |
| Further explanation as needed: |
| No general funds are required by this action. This action adds $5,292,326 in Intergovernmental Revenue to the Yolo County HHSA budget for Fiscal Year 2020-21. This funding is reflected in the attached budget resolution. |
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