Broward County Commission Regular Meeting

MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to approve and execute Agreement between Broward County and CareerSource Broward, in the amount of $100,000, from date of execution through August 31, 2018, for the purpose of funding up to 35 youth participants in the Summer Youth Employment Program, through the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), subject to approval as to form by the Office of the County Attorney; and authorizing the County Administrator to execute all amendments to this Agreement subject to prior review of same by the Office of the County Attorney.

(Commissioner Ryan pulled this item.)

ACTION:  (T-10:44 AM)  Approved.  (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

VOTE:  7-0. Commissioner LaMarca was out of the room during the vote.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

Agreements with external agencies require Board approval or Board authorization of a designee for approval.

This Agreement allows CareerSource Broward's Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) to provide 35 additional CSBG eligible Broward County youth with life and job skills training and a paid summer work experience.

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THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE FAMILY SUCCESS ADMINISTRATION DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS MOTION.

This item supports the Commission Value: "Approaching human services collaboratively and compassionately with special emphasis on the most vulnerable," and the Goal to "Deliver evidence-based services to the public, and connect customers and their family members, to sustainable support, with special emphasis on financial supports." The SYEP will provide job training and work experience to Broward County youth.

CareerSource Broward (CareerSource) administers a (SYEP) for Broward County youth ages 16 to 18 years old. SYEP is an eight-week program providing each youth with a three-day orientation followed by subsidized paid summer work experience with a local participating employer. CareerSource pays each youth $8.25 per hour during the eight weeks and provides additional support for the youth. Administrative costs include a monitor to work with the employers and the three-day orientation and training. The total cost of one youth for eight weeks, including administration, is approximately $2,857. This Agreement will fund up to 35 youth positions.

A majority of CareerSource's funding for SYEP is provided by the Children Services Council of Broward County, but the demand for the service far exceeds the capacity of the program. While over 4,000 youth apply to participate in the program each summer, less than 1,000 slots are available.

The Secretaries of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Housing and Urban Development encourage state and local governments to use funds from grants issued from those three departments to develop summer job programs for needy and at-risk youth. The County's Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) budget includes line items for education and life skills appropriate for this service in the CSBG Agreement approved by the Board on January 24, 2017 (Agenda Item No. 10).

The Agreement will be reviewed and approved by the Risk Management Division and by the Office of the County Attorney prior to approval and execution by the County Administrator.

Ismael A. Martinez, Director, Family Success Administration Division, (954) 357-5003
Natalie M. Beasley, Assistant Director, Family Success Administration Division, (954) 357-6403