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Amend Principal Agreements and Contract to allow for the receipt of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2026-2027 Youth at Work funds and SFY 2027 Minnesota Youth Program funds
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BE IT RESOLVED that Amendment 1 to Principal Agreement #HS00001645 with Brooklyn Park Economic Development Authority for the provision of services for the Youth at Work Program to eligible participants and to increase the NTE amount by $291,976.00 to allow for the receipt of SFY 26 -27 Youth at Work funds as well as SFY27 Minnesota Youth Program funds be approved; that following review and approval by the County Attorney’s Office, the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the Agreement on behalf of the county; and that the Controller be authorized to disburse funds as directed.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Amendment 1 to Contract #HS00001999 with Lutheran Social Services for the provision of services for the Youth at Work Program to eligible participants and to increase the NTE amount by $150,000.00 to allow for the receipt of SFY 26 -27 Youth at Work funds be approved that following review and approval by the County Attorney’s Office, the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the Agreement on behalf of the county; and that the Controller be authorized to disburse funds as directed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Amendment 1 to Principal Agreement #HS00001646 with Tree Trust to increase the Not to Exceed (NTE) amount by $191,976.00 to allow for the receipt SFY27 Minnesota Youth Program funds be approved; that following review and approval by the County Attorney’s Office, the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the Agreement on behalf of the county; and that the Controller be authorized to disburse funds as directed.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the acceptance of grant funding for this grant funding by Hennepin County Board of Commissioners does not imply a continued funding commitment by Hennepin County for this program when grant funds are no longer available.
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Background:
Under Resolution 25-0119, Hennepin County is authorized to receive funds from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) during the period of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029 for the provision of services under WIOA Adult, Youth, Dislocated Worker, State Dislocated Worker, Minnesota Youth Program, and other appropriated funds received from the state government, including Youth at Work Competitive Grant funds (Master Grant Contract Agreement #HENNEPIN2025M).
Under MN Statutes §116L.561 the Minnesota Youth Program is administered by DEED. The program is designed to strengthen and improve our public workforce system by assisting youth ages 14-24 and those with significant barriers to engage in career exploration and work experience opportunities and to obtain gainful employment in high-quality jobs and careers. Hennepin County currently subcontracts Minnesota Youth Program funds to Brooklyn Park Economic Development Authority and Tree Trust.
Hennepin County Department of Workforce Development has allocated $300,000.00 of property tax funding to support youth workforce development programming in 2025. Youth programming will support youth within the ages of eleven through nineteen (can support all or a specific age range) with new, innovative career and/or entrepreneurship opportunities that are strengths-based, youth-led, and trauma-informed that provide a path for youth to achieve their career goals and aspirations. The county awarded three contracts to Community Based Providers, including Lutheran Social Services. Providers started services on July 2025.
The Youth at Work Competitive Grant, as authorized in Minnesota Statute 116L.562, provides workforce development and training opportunities to economically disadvantaged or at-risk youth ages 14-24. The Youth at Work Competitive Grant is administered by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Hennepin County was awarded $300,000.00 in Youth at Work Competitive grant funds to support these activities during State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2026 and 2027.
Amendment 1 to Principal Agreement #HS00001645 with Brooklyn Park Economic Development Authority and Amendment 1 to Contract #HS00001999 with Lutheran Social Services will allow these organizations to accept Youth at Work Competitive Grant funds in order to carry out the required services under Minnesota Statute 116L.562 and will increase the NTE amount to account for additional funding allocated through the Youth at Work Competitive Grant funds.
Amendment 1 to Principal Agreement # HS00001646 with Tree Trust will increase the NTE amount in order to allow for the acceptance of SFY2027 Minnesota Youth Program grant funds.
The agreements include programmatic mandated services such as:
- Career Services – Outreach, job search and placement assistance, comprehensive assessments, development of individual employment plans, counseling and career planning, and labor market information available to all job seekers.
- Training Services – Links for customers to job opportunities in their communities, including both occupational training and training in basic skills.
- Support Services – Transportation, child care, dependent care, and housing among other supports are provided under certain circumstances to allow an individual to participate in the program(s).
- Minnesota Youth Services – Summer employment, work experience, and academic enrichment to suburban Hennepin County youth.
- Youth at Work Services – Pre-employment training services, work experience, career readiness, and career development services to Hennepin County youth.
- Youth Employment Services - Exposure to career and/or entrepreneurship opportunities; Paid internships or apprenticeships; Mentorship and/or educational support; Technical and soft skills building and/or occupational training; Job search, job placement, job retention; and/or financial wellness/literacy.
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