To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Patrick Hernandez, Director, Human Resources and Kelly Folks, Division Manager, Arapahoe/Douglas Works!
Prepared By:
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Sasha Easton, Workforce Administrator, Arapahoe/Douglas Works!
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presenter
Presenter: Kelly Folks, Division Manager, Arapahoe/Douglas Works! and/or Sasha Easton, Workforce Administrator, Arapahoe/Douglas Works!
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Subject:
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Intergovernmental Agreement with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center for the Pathway Home Grant Initiative
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
Direction/Information:
Arapahoe/Douglas Works! would like to request approval to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Pikes Peak Workforce Center, by and through the El Paso/Teller Counties Consortium Executive Board, and its Workforce Development Board, and the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County for the administration of the Pathway Home Program. Pathway Home is a pilot program to provide eligible, incarcerated individuals in state correctional facilities and county jails with workforce development services, prior to release, and continue services after release by transitioning them into reentry programs in their community. Moreover, services will ensure that participants are prepared to meet the needs of the labor market by gaining skills valued by employers.
Request and Recommendation:
On behalf of Arapahoe/Douglas Works!, it is recommended that the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners be authorized to execute a new Intergovernmental Agreement between the Pikes Peak Workforce Center, by and through the El Paso/Teller Counties Consortium Executive Board, and its Workforce Development Board, and the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County for the administration of the Pathway Home Program. If authorized, this program's period of performance is through December 31, 2023
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