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The initiative aims to ensure that individuals from target populations receive the necessary supplemental, supportive, remedial, & wraparound services they need to successfully enter, participate in, & complete workforce & education programs & enter, be retained, and advance in the labor market.
Description:
In July 2021, the California Legislature approved Senate Bill (SB) 129, which appropriated state general funds to be expended on the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative. The CWDB is required to submit an interim and final report to the California legislature, summarizing in the aggregate, the outcome data collected pursuant to the amended Unemployment Insurance Code (UIC) section 14033, including any available information on the following grant evaluation criteria:
The ability of the grantees to provide the services proposed in the grant to the number of individuals specified in the grant as evidenced by among other things, whether the grantee completed the work proposed.
The ability of individuals to successfully complete relevant programming funded under the grant as demonstrated by relevant measures directly related to the purpose of the program.
The ability of individuals to transition into or be integrated into the broader workforce and education system as evidenced by employment and enrollment in relevant programs.
The ability of individuals to succeed in both the broader workforce and education system and labor market once they...
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