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Health and Human Services Agency and Veteran Affairs are recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign a letter to support the California Economic Development Department's assignment of a Veterans' Services Representative to the Connections Resource Center located in Placerville, on an on-going, part-time basis to provide local veterans with greater accessibility to available services.
FUNDING: State of California Employment Development Department (Pass-through Federal Funding).
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost
The letter of support has no financial impact to the County. The California Employment Development Department (EDD) is the employer of the Veterans' Services Representative. Facility space will be provided by the Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) Workforce Investment Act Program at the Placerville Connections Resource Center (one-stop). Sufficient appropriations for general one-stop operating costs are included in the Agency's FY 2013-14 Budget.
Background
WIA workforce development services are designed to benefit job seekers, laid off workers, youth, incumbent workers, new entrants to the workforce, veterans, persons with disabilities, and employers; and are available in local communities through the comprehensive one-stop delivery system. EDD veterans' representatives specialize in assisting veterans in their efforts to return to work. Services provided include a veteran 24-hour priority hold on all job listings, customized job search assistance, job fairs, employer recruitments, and other events and resources.
Title I WIA program services in El Dorado County are provided by the HHSA, as a subcontractor to the Golden Sierra Job Training Agency, the local workforce investment area administrator. HHSA operates two WIA one-stop career centers, known as Connections Resource Centers, in Placerville and South Lake Tahoe. Under Section 121(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, local WIA one-stop oper...
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