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Subject: Oakland Workforce Investment Board
From: Community and Economic Development Agency
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for, appropriate, and accept a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor for up to $3,500,000 on behalf of the Oakland Workforce Investment Board to fund a three-year program to serve youth offenders, foster care youth, and disabled youth
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A REPORT AND RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY FOR,
APPROPRIATE AND ACCEPT A GRANT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FOR
UP TO $3,500,000 ON BEHALF OF THE OAKLAND WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD
TO FUND A THREE-YEAR PROGRAM TO SERVE YOUTH OFFENDERS, FOSTER CARE
YOUTH AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES
SUMMARY
The City of Oakland through the Oakland Workforce Investment Board (WIB) has an
opportunity to submit a proposal to the U.S. Department of Labor to fund a three-year program
to serve more than 200 high risk youth and young adults ages 16 to 24. A multi-disciplinary
project development team led by City staff has designed a program targeted toward a population
at high risk for criminal behavior and is preparing a grant request for up to $3,500,000 in
Department ol'Labor discretionary funding. The proposed program partners include the City of
Oakland's Project Choice and its collaborating agencies, youth services providers funded by the
Oakland WIB through the Oakland Private Industry Council, Inc., the Alameda County Social
Services Agency, the Alameda County Office of Education, the Oakland Unified School District
and First Place Fund.
Staff is requesting City Council authorization to submit the grant request and to appropriate and
allocate the funding if granted in accordance with the program design approved by the Oakland
Workforce Investment Board.
FISCAL IMPACTS
The funds to be requested are not currently appropriated in the City's FY 2003-2005 Policy
Budget. The City is requesting the funds on behalf of ...
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