Findings and Recommendations |
Response |
Actions Completed |
Actions Pending |
| Findings and Recommendation 1 - 7 | Adopted the responses of the CA and Director of DSS. BOS | ||
| COMMENDATION: Director of DSS and Regional Vice President of Curtis and Associates and their staffs for effectively implementing the GAIN program in SBC. | |||
| 1. DSS should actively pursue change of State and Federal mandates not beneficial to its clients. | Continue to evaluate. Some waivers already in place. Will not actively seek more waivers but will await impending welfare reform. DSS | ||
| 2. BOS should direct AC to do performance and financial audits on a scheduled, ongoing basis. | Audit of GAIN previously had been completed; federal welfare reform measures will have a major impact on GAIN. DSS director, AC and CA will work together to make recommendations to BOS re ongoing audits of GAIN. CA | ||
| 3. DSS should assess educational problems at the beginning of the GAIN program, not after the four-week Job Club. | Encourages clients to participate in Job Club in order to be employed concurrent to continuing education. DSS | Encourages clients to participate in Job Club. | |
| 4. DSS should look into waivers of mandates to enforce necessary compliance by AFDC clients. | AB 1371 has shortened time it takes to sanction clients for not cooperating. DSS and DA urgently pursue welfare fraud. DSS | ||
| 5. AB 1371 will reduce paperwork load for social workers: DSS should continue | The Department is implementing AB 1371 and is training staff on | ||
| to implement AB1371 and to train staff in constantly changing procedures. | the new procedures. DSS | ||
| 6. DSS should investigate new types of service delivery systems for AFDC grants. | With One Stop Task Force, public education and training organizations, business partners are exploring more effective ways of providing education, employment and training services in the County. DSS | On 1 May 1996, DSS began a pilot program in Santa Maria to direct new AFDC applicants directly and immediately into Job Services at the Self Sufficiency Center. | |
| 7. DSS should monitor and assess progress of Klein Bottle Youth Program "Male Involvement Program". | Ongoing partnership with other agencies in Fatherhood Coalition. DSS |