Summary:
On June 20, 2016, City Council approved a pilot contract with GoodSource Staffing Services to provide temporary labor services. The previous contract was for a six month period and the results have been good. Public Works Department is now requesting approval of a longer term contract with GoodSource Staffing Services, a program of Goodwill Industries of Central Florida. This contract will be utilized by Public Works Department as well as multiple Divisions throughout the City in need of temporary labor.
Goodwill Industries of Central Florida’s GoodSource Staffing Services is uniquely established as a rapid re-employment program whose staffing placements consists of approximately 68% homeless. Goodwill Industries is a long-standing member of the Central Florida Continuum of Care, having provided employment services to homeless individuals for more than 17 years. Their programs work within the existing Continuum of Care system in Central Florida and builds upon existing linkages among providers of emergency, transitional and permanent supportive housing (including HUD VASH and Shelter Plus Care vouchers), supportive services, and services including to Veterans.
The partnership will empower homeless and formerly homeless people who are currently in permanent supportive housing, to secure employment so that they may achieve maximum independence. GoodSource Staffing will connect those clients to vocational skills training and meaningful jobs.
The initial contract term is three (3) years with an option to renew for three (3) additional one year terms. The estimated annual expenditure is $400,000.00. |