California Indian Manpower Consortium

The workforce innovation and opportunity act (wioa) is designed to provide job training and employment opportunities to those low-income individuals and other individuals who face serious barriers to employment and who are in special need of such training to obtain and maintain productive employment. In addition to services provided under the comprehensive service plan (csp), services were provided to youth participants under the supplemental youth services (sys) program. During the program year ending june 30, 2023, we provided 364 basic and comprehensive adult services and 32 tribal supplemental youth services.

The native american elders and caregiver support programs provided services to Indian elders residing on 19 reservations and rancherias. During the program year ending march 31, 2023, a total of 55,006 meals were provided to elders. 613 elders received heath and wellness services and 618 elders were provided with nutritional education.

The child care and development block grant program provides payments for child care services for eligible families. Parents choose their child care provider. Once a provider is registered with the program, child care services can be provided and payments can be made. During the program year ending june 30, 2023, 99 children from 51 families received services. The program also conducts resource and referral and quality improvement activities designed to improve the quality of child care services performed by child care providers. Program staff also provided emergency and disaster preparedness training and nutrition and physical activity training for kids throughout the year.

Other program services include sustaining native american economies project/cdbg snae, covid education recovery project/cdbg cerp, and informing native communities/ocpsc.