ATTACHMENT A
SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES COUNTY
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
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May 18, 2026
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 PY 2025-2026 (Phase I). This funding supported seventy-two (72) participants from the City of Hawaiian Gardens, consisting of sixty (60) NCC and twelve (12) CalWORKs Youth participants.
Subsequently, at the request of the City of Hawaiian Gardens, an additional $17,915.00 was awarded to expand Youth@Work services for NCC participants. This allocation supported five (5) additional NCC participants at a cost of $3,583.00 per participant, consistent with the County's eligibility characteristics matrix.
Most recently, following the County of Los Angeles' offer to increase funding and the City's acceptance of the additional allocation, the City of Hawaiian Gardens has been awarded an additional $35,830.00 to further expand Youth@Work services for NCC participants. This funding will support ten (10) additional NCC participants at a cost of $3,583.00 per participant, in alignment with County guidelines.
The following conditions, mandated by the County of Los Angeles, apply to the Youth@Work PY 2025-2026 (Phase I) program:
• The program period starts on May 18, 2026, and ends on August 30, 2025, with the final closeout report due on September 15, 2026.
All participants must be enrolled by June 30, 2026.
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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.
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Serving our eight cities:
Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood, Norwalk and Paramount The program design must adhere to the Statement of Work (SOW) under the regulations of the Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) established for PY 2025-2026 by 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:
Y@W NCC Cost Per Participant
Wages ($17.87 per hour x $2,573
160 hours discounted at
10% to 144 hours
Social $480
Security/Medicare/Worker's
Comp
Supportive Services $80
Programs Supervision $450
Cost Per Participant $3,583
This letter authorizes the City of Hawaiian Gardens to incur administration and program-related costs associated with the NCC participant additional funding effective May 18, 2026, for the Youth@Work Program PY 2025-2026, subject to the availability of County of Los Angeles funding. By incurring costs under these funding allocations, your agency acknowledges agreement with the terms and conditions specified under Contract #106008.
Sincerely,
Yolanda | Castro
Yolanda L. Castro
Executive Director
Signature: Vacatiato
tro (May 20, 2026 16:05:21 PDT)
Email: [email protected]