Good Morning,
Following the passing of HB3141 by the legislature, Governor Gregoire requested the sub-cabinet thoroughly research the current TANF program and offer recommendations by November 2010 for its re-design. This project is a collaborative effort between DSHS, Commerce, DEL, ESD, and the SBCTC. The TANF redesign project is underway and a critical element for review and improvement of the WorkFirst program is to incorporate system-wide input, ideas, and regional best practices.
We are being asked to examine existing policies, expenditures, activities and operations, evaluate critical strategies, and focus on education and training opportunities that lead to employment, making sure WorkFirst parents don’t fall through the cracks. To this end, we are holding a series of regional meetings for 2-3 WorkFirst staff from each college. We encourage you to include your Basic Skills director any other directly invested campus staff for additional contributions to the conversation.
We have a limited time frame to accomplish our mission, compounded by the end of the fiscal year, summer breaks, and vacation schedules. In order to hear from as many of you as possible, we are arranging a series of 6 meetings, grouped by geographical areas and based on DSHS regions and tentatively scheduled. The lead contact for each is below:
Regions 1 & 2 – Deb Wagar of CBC – June 21
Region 3 – Jan Strand of Edmonds CC – June 24
Region 4 North – John Bowers NSCC – June 29
Region 4 South – Maggi Sutthoff RTC – July 6
Pierce County – Jean Watley of Bates – June 28
Region 5 & 6 – Yvette Wixson SPSCC – July 14
Details of meeting times and places specific to each region to follow. Thank you.
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