HomeMy WebLinkAbout20200906.tiffRESOLUTION
RE: APPROVE ADDITION TO SECTION 6.000 COLORADO WORKS AND CHILD CARE
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES POLICIES AND GUIDELINES
MANUAL
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with an addition to Section 6.000 Colorado
Works and Child Care of the Department of Human Services Policies and Guidelines Manual,
and
WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said addition, a copy
of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Weld County, Colorado, that the addition to Section 6.000 Colorado Works and Child Care of the
Department of Human Services Policies and Guidelines Manual, be, and hereby is, approved.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted
by the following vote on the 18th day of March, A.D., 2020.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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Weld County Clerk to the Board
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Kevin D. Ross
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PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM
DATE: March 11, 2020
TO: Board of County Commissioners — Pass -Around
FR: Jamie Ulrich, Director, Human Services
RE: Addition to the Department's Policies and
Guidelines Manual — Employment Services
Please review and indicate if you would like a work session prior to placing this item on the
Board's agenda.
Request Board Approval of the Department's Additions and/or Revisions to the Department's
Policies and Guidelines Manual — Employment Services. The following policy (attached) has been
developed by involved Department staff and were provided to Legal for review and comments.
• 6.1.70. Employment Services — Community Investment Summer Youth Voucher Program (NEWT
This policy was developed to allow the Department to fund appropriate and available
summer activities through a Colorado Works, Community Investment program. The
activities will be offered to low-income youth, foster care and adoptive children annually,
so long as funding is made available.
I do not recommend a Work Session. I recommend approval of these policy.
Mike Freeman, Chair
Scott James
Barbara Kirkmeyer
Steve Moreno, Pro -Tern
Kevin Ross
Approve Schedule
Recommendation Work Session
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Other/Comments:
Pass -Around Memorandum; March 11, 2020 — Not in CMS
Department of Human Services Policies
CHAPTER 6 — Colorado Works and Child Care
ARTICLE I — Colorado Works
Sec. 6.1.70. - Community Investment -Summer Youth Voucher Program
A. Introduction
Weld County Department of Human Services (WCDHS) will fund appropriate and
available summer activities as a Colorado Works, Community Investment program.
The activities will be offered to low-income youth, foster care and adoptive children
annually, so long as funding is made available.
The purposes of these activities are to:
1. Prevent youth from entering the Child Welfare system.
2. Support County Certified Foster Care Parents and Adoptive Parents with summer
activities for foster care and adoptive children.
3. Promote a continuum of educational, physical activity and community
experiences through established recreational or educational programs during the
summer.
B. Eligible Participants
1. Children, ages infant through seventeen (17) years of age; and
2. Children who are in families receiving TANF, Food Stamps and other WCDHS
approved programs and have a household income below $75,000; or
3. Children who are foster care and adoptive children, in the Pillars for Successful
Independence (PSI) or Chafee Program.
March 2020
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