DCF Youth Employment and Training Collaboration, 2014 2015

DCF Youth Employment and Training Collaboration, 2014 – 2015 Connecticut Department of Labor

Part II – Contract-Specific Terms, Conditions and Narrative

I. Funding and Program Parameters

A. Funding

1. A minimum of 60% of contract expenditures shall be spent on wages to youth. Wage expenditures may include expenditures for payroll taxes and insurance. Wages shall not be paid for lunch periods.

2. A maximum of 10% of contract expenditures may be used for supportive services.

3. A maximum of 5% of contract expenditures may be used for the Contractor WIB’s administrative costs.

B. Population to Be Served

Funds shall be used to serve:

1. Youth who are referred by the DCF regional offices to the Contractor WIB and who complete the Contractor WIB’s application process; and 2. Youth who are eligible to receive DCF-funded services at the time of application and who turn 18 during receipt of services. Such youth may continue to be served until the end of the State fiscal year in which they turn 18.

C. Summer and Year-round Employment Services

The Contractor WIB shall provide both year-round and summer employment services for DCF-involved youth.

1. Summer Employment Services a. Summer employment activities shall be provided during the months of July and August for a minimum of six weeks, and a minimum of twenty hours per week. b. Summer employment activities include employment and employment-related activities for which youth receive a wage or stipend.

2. Year-round Services a. Services shall be provided September through June. b. Year-round services shall be provided to a minimum of 10 youth. c. Year-round activities include employment and employment-related activities, as well as career exploration, work readiness, and life skill training activities. Youth shall receive a wage or stipend for participation. d. Subsidized employment opportunities shall be made available as part of year- round services. Such employment may be with public and/or private for-profit and not-for-profit employers.

1 3. Time sheets recording actual hours worked must be signed by both the youth participant and work site supervisor. If breaks are provided for lunch, such breaks, with start and end times, must be recorded on the time sheets.

II. Regional Service Delivery Chart

Funding and services are allocated as follows:

Year- Subsidized DCF Offices in WIB Summer round Employment Region Contractor WIB Region Funding Slots Slots Slots Eastern EWIB Norwich, Willimantic $99,450 51 10 TBD North Capital Workforce Hartford, New Britain, $156,188 79 Central Partners Manchester 10 TBD Northwest Regional Workforce Waterbury, Danbury, $89,250 45 Northwest Development Board Torrington 10 TBD

South Middletown, Meriden, $131,325 67 Central Workforce Alliance Milford 10 TBD Bridgeport, Norwalk, $161,287 82 Southwest The WorkPlace, Inc. Stamford 10 TBD Total $637,500 324 50 TBD

III. DCF Responsibilities

DCF shall provide:

A. The number of enrollments equal to the slot levels indicated in the Regional Service Delivery Chart above, to the Contractor WIB and/or its designated subcontractors. An “enrollment” is a youth who has successfully completed the Contractor WIB’s application process. Submission of a completed application form, in and of itself, does not constitute an enrollment.

B. Documentation for each youth, verifying:

1. Name; 2. Address; 3. Date of birth; 4. Eligibility to receive services through this contract; 5. Juvenile justice status; and 6. DCF case worker and contact information.

C. Referrals for year-round employment services. The Contractor WIB may also recommend youth to be served; however, DCF must approve all such recommendations.

III. Contractor WIB Reporting Requirements

A. Summer Component

1. The Contractor WIB shall submit both hard copies and electronic copies of the Program Service Level Report, Program Report, Fiscal Report, and Worksite Report, in the format prescribed by DCF and DOL, to DCF and DOL, by September 20, 2014.

2 B. Year-round Component

1. Program Service Level Report

The Contractor WIB shall submit both hard copies and electronic copies of the Program Service Level Report, in the format prescribed by DCF and DOL, to DCF and DOL, by July 20, 2015.

2. Program Report and Fiscal Report

The Contractor WIB shall submit both hard copies and electronic copies of the cumulative Program Report and Fiscal Report, in the format prescribed by DCF and DOL, to DCF and DOL, in accordance with the following schedule.

Reporting Period Reports Due By 9/1/2014 – 9/30/2014 10/20/2014 9/1/2014 – 12/31/2014 1/20/2015 9/1/2014 – 3/31/2015 4/20/2015 9/1/2014 – 6/30/2015 7/20/2015

C. For reporting purposes, the youth’s ‘successful completion’ of services is defined as completion of a minimum of eighty percent (80%) of scheduled hours.

D. Reports with changes in formatting and/or formulas will not be accepted.

IV. Payment Schedule

A. Payment made by CTDOL to the Contractor WIB under this contract shall not exceed the amount cited on Part I, Face Page.

B. Payment made under this contract is subject to the Contractor WIB’s submission and CTDOL review and approval of Invoices, pursuant to applicable State protocols, procedures, and requirements such as the State Office of Policy and Management (OPM).

V. Description of Services

A description of the summer and year-round components of the 2014-2015 DCF Youth Employment and Training Collaboration follows:

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Description of Services

Contractor/WIB:

1. Summer Component

Describe the summer component services to be provided. Specifically address these items:

a) employment opportunities; b) other services to be provided, such as career exploration, work readiness skills, financial literacy, and life skill training activities; c) placement of youth; and d) coordination with other programs.

2. Year-round Services

Describe the year-round component services to be provided. Specifically address these items:

a) employment opportunities; b) subsidized employment; c) other services to be provided, such as career exploration, work readiness skills, financial literacy, and life skill training activities; d) placement of youth; and e) coordination with other programs.