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Agmt A2412594 with MN DHS to expand lead agency capacity to improve competitive, integrated employment outcomes for people with disabilities, 10/11/24-06/30/26, $2,067,452 (recv)
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Agreement A2412594 with the Minnesota Department of Human Services to expand lead agency capacity to improve competitive, integrated employment outcomes for people with disabilities during the period October 11, 2024 through June 30, 2026, in the receivable amount of $2,067,452 be approved; that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the agreement on behalf of the county; and that the Controller be authorized to disburse the funds as directed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that sponsorship and acceptance of grant funding for this project by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners does not imply a continuing funding commitment by Hennepin County for these programs if these grant funds are not made available or when grant funds are no longer available.
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Background:
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) supports an Employment First approach to working with people with disabilities to find competitive, integrated employment. In 2020 the Minnesota Legislature added Employment First language to state law writing, "It is the policy of this state that all working-age Minnesotans with disabilities can work, want to work, and can achieve competitive integrated employment, and that each working-age Minnesotan with a disability be offered the opportunity to work and earn a competitive wage before being offered other supports and services."
The Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) area of Human Services in Hennepin County has been committed to addressing competitive, integrated employment for people with disabilities for over ten years. Our LTSS Employment First team actively participates in engagement with DHS, metro counties, employment capacity building cohorts (ECBC), Project SEARCH, Community Transit...
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