Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Combined or General)
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan [13] must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA:
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[13] Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(iii) of WIOA
- c. Cooperative Agreements with Agencies Not Carrying Out Activities Under the Statewide Workforce Development System
Describe interagency cooperation with and utilization of the services and facilities of agencies and programs that are not carrying out activities through the statewide workforce development system with respect to:
- c. Cooperative Agreements with Agencies Not Carrying Out Activities Under the Statewide Workforce Development System
c. 4. Non-educational agencies serving out-of-school youth; and
Current Narrative:
The CDOR serves out–of–school youth through multiple venues and methods. The CDOR Districts provide unique types of programs and services for youth and adults with disabilities. The majority of programs are with educational agencies (short or long-term training or educational programs). The CDOR Districts have strong working relationships with the local regional centers that serve youth and adults with intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities. Similarly, CDOR Districts also have established working relationships with local county mental health and county welfare programs that also serve youth and adults with psychiatric disabilities. Additionally, some CDOR Districts have also formed connections with foster youth programs. The CDOR has established four third-party contractors to provide vocational services for out of school youth with behavioral health disabilities.
The CDOR developed a new mental health cooperative program in Ventura County. It went into effect early July and is scheduled for renewal in July 2022. The contract will serve 200 youth with psychiatric diagnosis.
The CDOR built upon existing relationships with the CDE to support information and referral services to out-of-school foster youth with disabilities, particularly those that suffer the traumatic effects of displacement from family and schools and multiple placements in foster care. In particular, CDOR initiated contact with a key entity within CDE titled, “Foster Youth Services Parent/Family and Community” that helps connect foster youth to services that include counseling, tutoring, mentoring, vocational training, training for independent living, and other related services. The CDOR intends to obtain and disseminate the contact information of local county CDE foster youth services coordinators to the CDOR districts to support local relationships and increase awareness about CDOR services in addition to sharing information about services available to foster youth through Foster Youth Services Coordinating (FYSC) Programs.