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The Honorable Board of Supervisors
April 28, 2020
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 CalWORKs Housing Support Program―Provides $8.1 million to DPSS, fully
offset with State and federal revenue, to align the Department’s housing support
budget with State and federal allocations. The Housing Support Program fosters
housing stability for families experiencing homelessness. The Program assists
homeless CalWORKs families in obtaining permanent housing and can provide
temporary shelter, help with moving costs, short- to medium-term rental subsidies,
and wraparound case management.

 Eviction Defense and Prevention Services―Includes the continuation of
$2.0 million of Measure H funding for the development and implementation of the
program. Additional ongoing funding sources are currently being analyzed to
determine feasibility and, as a result, recommendations will be included in the
Supplemental Budget.

Jobs and Economic Development

 Women in Trades–Apprenticeship Program―Adds $1.4 million and
15 positions to address gender inequities by providing opportunities for women in
crafts and trades careers, which have historically been severely underrepresented
by women. The County, in partnership with the Los Angeles and Orange County
Building and Construction Trades Council, is re-establishing a formal Civil Service
Crafts Apprenticeship Program, which provides on-the-job training with skilled
journey-level crafts persons coupled with in-class room education to prepare
apprentices for family-sustaining careers in the skilled crafts.

 Economic Development—Reflects $3.6 million of new funding for the County’s
Bioscience Investment Fund and to support economic development programs for
a more equitable and sustainable economy through business growth and
increases in private sector employment.

 In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Program―Adds $13.5 million to DPSS for
support costs associated with wage increases and healthcare benefits for IHSS
workers. In addition, the IHSS Maintenance of Effort (MOE) reflects a $21.4 million
increase based upon State law that requires counties to adjust the MOE base
amount by a 4 percent inflation factor in 2020-21. These costs are partially offset
with State and federal revenue.