REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Renewal of Contract with Bill Wilson Center to Provide Youth Workforce Development Services
Report
BACKGROUND
In an effort to assure the most efficient and effective means of providing services to local youth, on May 9, 2013 North Valley (NOVA) Workforce Board issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit innovative youth workforce development programs. Programs were required to serve in- and/or out-of-school youth ages 16-21 residing or attending school in NOVA's seven-city area and who are low-income and have one or more barriers to employment.
The purpose of the RFP was to do a market test to see if other organizations, already providing services to similar youth, could help NOVA reach more youth by leveraging scarce Workforce Investment Act (WIA) resources. The issues considered most important in the review and ranking of proposers were experience with NOVA's target youth population, ability to expand NOVA services and deliver them to the target population in NOVA's seven-city area, and budget. Based on these criteria, the review committee recommended selection of Bill Wilson Center.
On August 13, 2013, in concurrence with NOVA Workforce Board approval, Council approved the award of a contract of up to $600,000 to Bill Wilson Center to provide workforce development services to young people in the NOVA area.
EXISTING POLICY
Council Policy 5.1.1: Socio-Economic - Goals and Policies: Education and Training Goal 5.1F: Provide job training and employment services, within constraints of operative Federal regulations and available Federal funding, to address the locally-determined employment and training needs of economically disadvantaged residents and others with special needs.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
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DISCUSSION
Council awarded funding to Bill Wilson Center to provide services to at-risk youth beginning October 1, 2013. Bill Wilson Center has 38 years of experience in serving at-risk youth, including...
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