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Serving our eight cities:
Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood, Norwalk and Paramount December 8, 2025
Mr. Ernesto Marquez
21815 Pioneer Boulevard
Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716
Re: Award and Authorization to Incur Costs; Additional Youth@Work Funding; PY 2025-26 Dear Mr. Marquez,
On June 30, 2025, the City of Hawaiian Gardens was awarded $262,644.00 for the implementation of the Youth@Work program for PY 2025-2026 (Phase I). This funding was designated to support seventy-two (72) participants from the City of Hawaiian Gardens: 60 NCC and 12 CalWORKs Youth.
In addition, per The City of Hawaiian Gardens request they have been awarded additional $17,915.00 to provide Youth@Work services to NCC participants, further expanding the city’s capacity to serve eligible youth. This additional funding will support five (5) NCC participants at a cost of $3,583.00 per participant, in alignment with the eligibility characteristics matrix set by the county.
The following conditions, mandated by the County of Los Angeles, apply to the Youth@Work PY 2025-2026(Phase I):
• The program period starts on July 1, 2025, and ends on December 30, 2025, with the final closeout report due on February 15, 2026.
• All participants will receive a minimum of 140 hours of work experience and 20 hours of Personal Enrichment training totaling 160 hours of paid work experience. • Participants will be paid at the rate established by the County of Los Angeles, which is $17.87 per hour.
• The program design must adhere to the Statement of Work (SOW) under the regulations of the Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) established for PY 2025-2026by the Department of Economic Opportunity, County of Los Angeles.
• The budget allotted for each Youth@Work participant must adhere to the prescribed county budget as follows:
ATTACHMENT B
Y@W NCC Cost Per Participant
Wages ($17.87 per hour x
160 hours discounted at
10% to 144 hours)
$2,573
Social
Security/Medicare/Worker's
Comp
$480
Supportive Services $80
Programs Supervision $450
Cost Per Participant $3,583
This letter authorizes the City of Hawaiian Gardens to incur administration and programrelated costs for the NCC participant additional funding effective 11/20/2025, for the Youth@Work Program PY 2025-2026, subject to available County of Los Angeles funding.
By incurring costs under these funding titles, your agency acknowledges the agreement with Contract #106008 terms and conditions as specified.
Sincerely,
Yolanda L. Castro
Executive Director