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RE: APPROVE PROPOSAL FOR WELD WORKS 4 YOUTH SUMMER EMPLOYMENT
PROGRAM
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 a Proposal for the Weld Works 4 Youth
Summer Employment Program for the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the
Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Human Services,
and, Division of Employment Services, commencing March 16, 2019, and ending September 30,
2019, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said program proposal, and
WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said program proposal,
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 Proposal for the Weld Works 4 Youth Summer Employment Program
for the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners
of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Human Services, Division of Employment
Services, be, and hereby is, approved.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted
by the following vote on the 24th day of July, A.D., 2019, nunc pro tunc March 16, 2019.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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PR!VILFGED AND CONFIDENTIAL
DATE: January 22, 2019
TO: Board of County Commissioners — Pass -Around
FR: Judy A. Griego, Director, Human Services
R.E. Employment Services of Weld County (ESWC)
Submission of a Weld Works 4 Youth (WW4Y) Summer
kmployment Program Proposal
Please review and indicate if you would like a work session prior to placing this item on the Board's agenda.
Re =F est Bo rd Aprtval of the ep' °t .e is _ Inpityx ent Services of Weld Co : tyy (ESWC)
Submissin of a Weld Works 4 Youth (WW4Y) Summer Employme t Program Prot :.,,,sal. Through
ESWC, the Department will continue with a Summer Employment Program. This program offers eligible youth
valuable life skills and employment skills which can lead to unsubsidized employment in the future.
This program serves youth, ages 14-15 who qualify based on the following eligibility requirements: currently
receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Food Assistance, Medicaid, placed in Foster
Care, have an open case with Youth Services, or receive services from the Department's Prevention Team in
accordance with section 6.008.4 of the County plane The target population for this program are youth
throughout Weld County who meet eligibility guidelines, with an emphasis on youth living in rural areas, and is
being expanded to include eligible youth ages 16-17 with little opportunity for unsubsidized employment. It is a
primary goal and has been an annual accomplishment of WW4Y, to serve a larger number of youth outside of
Greeley.
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The program will be funded through TANF, not to exceed $266,566.99, for direct services and associated direct
program costs during the period of March 16, 2019 through September 309 2019.
2019-3334
Pass -Around Memorandum; January 22, 2019 — ID 2362 Page 1
PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL
I do not recommend a Work Session. i recommend approval of the submission of the program proposal.
Appmvs. Schedule
Recommendation Work Session
Sean P. Conway
Mike Freeman, Pro -Tern
Scott James
Barbara Kirkrneyer, Chair
Steve Moreno
Pass -Around Memorandum; January 22, 2019 — ID 2362
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Other/Comments:
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Proposal for the 2019
Weld Works 4 Youth
Summer Employment Program
1 Background:
Through Employment Services of Weld County (ESWC), the Weld County Department of Human
Services will initiate a Summer Employment Program. The program will serve youth, ages 14 to
15years of age, who are currently receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Food
Assistance, Medicaid, placed in Foster Care, and/or have an open case with Youth Services or are
receiving services from the Department's Prevention team in accordance with section 6.008.4 of the
County plan. Analysis of the program design has shown it to be successful.
The purposes of the Summer Youth Employment Program are to:
Prevent youth and families from entering the Child Welfare system through a Two -Generation (2Gen)
approach.
Promote a continuum of educational and community experiences through established work experience
and educational programs in the summer.
Promote a strong work ethic through a work experience program for youth, ages 14 to 15 years of age,
who can benefit from delivering services through the Weld County Department of Human Services.
Support County Codified Foster Care Parents and Adoptive Parents with summer activities for foster
and adoptive children.
The following activities are included to enhance the youth's participation in the program:
1. Life Skills Enhancement activities such as:
Financial Literacy
Health Career Exploration through a collaborative effort with Aims Community College
Re -Think Anger Management
Abstinence Training provided by the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment
Pregnancy Prevention
Drop -out Prevention/ Community Educational Resources
Drug & Alcohol Prevention
Conflict Resolution Training
Gang Involvement Prevention
2. Acknowledge youth achievement through a bonus system.
3. Provide an opportunity for career exploration though a collaboration with Aims Community College
in the form of a Health Camp.
Il. Target Group and Benefits:
The purpose of the Summer Youth Employment Program is to target economically disadvantaged
youth ages 14 to15. Identified target groups by priority are: families residing outside of Greeley and
receiving TANF, youth placed in foster care and those foster youth who have returned home or been
adopted within the last six (6) months, DHS Prevention Services followed by Food Assistance, or
Medicaid recipients. Additionally, eligible are youth, ages 16to 17, who live in rural areas with little
opportunity for unsubsidized employment and are included in one (1) or more of the priority areas.
This initiative will restrict the participation of Greeley youth to only include 14 -15 -year -old youth who
demonstrate a critical need to include youth actively involved with Prevention programs, foster youth
and TANF families. The ability to positively impact at -risk youth at an early stage is invaluable
however will be limited to ensure the majority of youth live outside of Greeley.
This program is designed to benefit low-income families by having their child in a positive summer
program while the parent(s) are in a TANF work activity or beginning unsubsidized employment,
through estaalishment of a 2Gen approach. An equally important benefit of the program is the relief
of parental stress felt when younc people are at home alone with no structured activity, thus
increasing the parent's ability to maintain employment or requirements associated with TANF, Food
Assistance or other benefit systems. The youth participants benefit by gaining positive work and life
skills through a variety of activities and are able to receive remedial or academic enrichment
activities, in addition to earning money.
Employment opportunities for 14 and 15 year olds are very limited. The Summer Youth Employment
Program offers eligible youth valuaole experiences, which encourage the youth to have a strong work
ethic. In addition, the skills gained through these experiences will lead to opportunities for
unsubsidized employment in the future. The focus of this initiative is to engage youth, particularly
from cities and towns outside of Greeley.
The Summer Youth Employment Program will track progress, attendance, and behavior of the
participant through supervision and follow up by Employment Services case managers and worksite
supervisors.
111. Brief Description of Program and Activities: (includes coordination efforts with other programs)
The focus of the Summer Youth Employment Program for youth ages 14 to15, and its anticipated
impact, is to enhance the academic, occupational, and citizenship skills of the youth, and to provide
work experience and academic enrichment components for each participant that encourages the
youth to remain in or return to school.
Youth participants will be assessed to determine their basic skills and supportive service needs. The
identified interest/preference of the youth is used to determine job assignments in the program
whenever possible. Upon eligibility determination and program enrollment, an Individual Service
Strategy (ISS) will be developed for each participant, which will indicate selected training components
and any supportive service needs. The ISS will address goals for employment and educational
services, as well as positive life skills activities, and will describe how the program will assist the
youth in overcoming barriers to employment and in setting and reaching goals. Participants will have
an ISS included in their client file.
Work experience activities will be provided for approximately 60 youth. The majority of the
participants enrolled in work experience will work for approximately four (4) hours per day three (3) to
five (5) days per week for a total of 12 to 20 hours per week for approximately eight (8) weeks_
Other youth -serving agencies, such as drug and alcohol prevention/treatment centers, and/or other
community service agencies, may participate as a worksite, as an outreach tool, or may provide
services to youth as needed.
In addition, participants of the program will be encouraged through a financial incentive to attend
weeely workshops which may include but are not limited to financial literacy, soft skills, anger
management, conflict resolution, drug and alcohol prevention, gang involvement prevention, career
exploration, entrepreneurship, pregnancy prevention, and dropout prevention. Workshops will be held
at two (2) locations, county offices in Greeley and Fort Lupton, to ensure adequate opportunities to
attend.
The Learning Lab, the Personal Responsibilities Assessment and remediation, located at
Employment Services of Weld County in Greeley and Ft Lupton, will be used for remediation/work
place preparedness unless noted otherwise in the participant's ISS. Coordination will also occur with
the local school districts for those in summer school.
IV. Goals:
The goals for the Summer Youth Employment Program are:
1. Youth participating in the Personal Responsibilities soft -skills employment preparedness will
enhance their soft -skills. Youth who take the assessment and need remediation in identified
areas will increase their scores through remediation before the end of their work experience.
2, Youth participating in the work experience component will enhance their occupational skills
as measured by attainment of workplace competencies.
3. Youth participating in the program will increase participants skills by using relevant learning
experiences through workshops and career exploration and through a collaboration with Aims
Community College Health Camp.
4. Youth participating in life skills enhancement activities will gain the strength to inhibit negative
peer pressure, thus alleviating gang membership, drug abuse, school dropout rate, and teen
pregnancy, while encouraging positive behaviors such as conflict resolution, controlling
anger, budgeting, etc.
V. Outcomes:
1. Eighty percent of participating youth will successfully complete their work experience.
2. Fifty percent of workshops will be attended by youth participants. (Workshops will be held at
two (2) locations, county offices in Greeley and Fort Lupton, to ensure adequate opportunities
to attend.)
3. Ninety percent of participants will complete and finish the Personal Responsibilities
Assessment.
4. Fifty percent or more youth who live outside of the City of Greeley will be served.
VI. Conclusion:
The importance of the Summer Youth Employment Program to the community cannot be
understated. Providing younger youth from low socio-economic households, who may have few or no
appropriate role models in their lives, the opportunity to learn work ethics, improve their life skills and
educational standing while putting money in their pocket is an invaluable experience. This may be
the only opportunity they have to enhance their skills before entering the workforce at an
unsubsidized level and to acquire the tools needed to be successful. The majority of the funding for
the Summer Youth Employment Program goes directly to the low-income participants in the form of
wages. Providing youth with their own income will help alleviate the financial pressure the parent is
under regarding the cost of clothes, entertainment, school supplies, etc., for that child, and can give
the youth a feeling of pride and accomplishment upon completing the program.
VII. Funding:
TANF Funds will not exceed $266,566.99 for direct services and associated direct program costs.
Work Experience: These funds will provide the youth with the minimum wage of $11.10 per hour,
Worker's Compensation Insurance and associated FICA costs approximately $11.79 per hour. Actual
costs will be provided by TANF funding based on the projection of 60 participants and the max of 172
hours worked per youth (20 hours a week for eight weeks). The approximate total cost of wages
is $121,672.80.
Incentive: In addition to the worked wages received, there will also be an opportunity for eligible
youth participants to earn up to a two (2) hour per week bonus for attending a two-hour life skills
workshop for a maximum of $188.64 per youth. The maximum total cost for incentives is $11,318.40.
Lab Costs: Personal Responsibilities Assessment given to each participant cost $25.00 per youth
with an additional $80.00 per participant that requires remediation. (Based on previous years cost of
remediation it is estimated that half of participants (30) will need remediation.) The approximate lab
cost and estimated remediation is $3,900.00.
Workshops: Costs associated with workshops that include; Life Skill class and Career Pathways
activities coordinated by Employment Services, to include the cost of supplies, and snacks for youth
participants. The estimated total associated cost is $1,500.00.
Transportation: Costs include the cost of transportation for a Health Camp and or additional Career
Pathways initiatives, Jr. Corps, worksite placements, estimated at $4,000.00. The remaining amount
of the budget will be used to cover staff related mileage reimbursement associated with the Summer
Youth Employment Program during the time period of March 16, 2019 through September 30, 2019.
Calculated by multiplying estimated mileage by $0.56/mile. Mileage is based on estimated distance
obtained from food/supplies pick-up.
Personnel: Staff will support this initiative as opposed to hiring additional staff. An estimated 1.5
FTE will be allocated to this initiative March through September. This will include recruitment of
employers and job sites as well as eligible youth along with the staff support during the program and
in a follow-up capacity to complete program closeout and reporting at $121,576.12.
Overhead: Calculated by adding all line items except overhead and transportation and multiplying the
sum by 10% at $2,599.67.
VIII. Personnel Costs:
FTE
Salary
Fringe
Total
%FTE
Salary
Fringe
Total Cost
(2019)
Case Manager 1
$51,385.95
$26,947.00
$78,332.95
100%
$51,385.95
$26,947.00
$78,332.95
Case Manager 2
$45,316.76
$23,765.36
$69,082.12
25%
$11,329.19
$5,941.34
$17,270.53
Supervisor 1
$69,700.80
$29,515.92
$99,216.72
20%
$13,940.16
$5,903.18
$19,843.34
Supervisor2
$89,190.36
$33,395.52
$122,585.88
5%
$4,459.52
$1,669.78
$6,129.29
TOTAL (2019)
$255,593.87
$113,623.80
$369,217.67
1.50
$81,114.82
$40,461.30
$121,576.12
IX. Budget:
LINE ITEM
Budget for March 2019- August 2019 (60 Youth)
Personnel
Based on Total Personnel. $121,576.12
Lab Costs
Based on 60 youth completing 1 assessment ($25.00 per youth) and cost of
anticipated remediation ($80.00 per youth for 30 youth).
$3,900.00
Incentives
Two hours pay bonus for attending workshops.
$11,318.40
Work -experience
Based on 60 youth earning $11.79 an hour which includes FICA for 172
hours/youth (summer).
$121,672.80
Total Workshop Fees
Food and Supplies.
$1,500.00
Total Transportation
Transportation for a Health Camp and or additional Career Pathways
initiatives, Jr. Corps, worksite placements, estimated at $4,000.00. The
remaining amount of the budget will be used to cover staff related mileage
reimbursement associated with the Summer Youth Employment Program.
Calculated by multiplying estimated mileage by $0.56/mile. Mileage is based
on estimated distance obtained from food/supplies pick-up.
$4,000.00
Overhead
Sum of Above Items Multiplied by 10% not including transportation and
overhead.
$2,599.67
Total
$266,566.99
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home or been adopted within the last six
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The program hosted two workshops each week to
accommodate youth throughout the county with
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Youth completed the Personal Responsibilities
(PR) Assessment through the Learning Lab
located at Employment Services of Weld County
in Greeley and Fort Lupton. The PR assessment
measured skills directly tied to a tester's soft
skills. These areas are; Goal Setting, Self -
Efficacy, Values Congruence, Achievement Drive,
Supportive Environment, Self -Esteem, Self -
Control, Self -Management, Problem Solving,
Resiliency, Self -Improvement, and Personal
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by attainment of workplace competencies.
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membership, drug abuse, school dropout
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positive behaviors such as conflict resolution,
controlling anger, and budgeting.
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Contract Name* Contract ID
WELD WORKS 4 YOUTH SUMMER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM .,362_
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PROPOSAL FOR THE 2019 WELD WORKS 4 YOUTH SUMMER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. FUNDED THROUGH TANF. PERIOD
OF MARCH 16, 2019 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2019.
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AGRFFMENT
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$266,566.99
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02/2812019
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03/01/2019
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AG 072419
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