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Cuyahoga County committee moves $6.48 million youth employment contract with Youth Opportunities Unlimited to full council
Summary
County committee advanced Resolution 20250242 to the full council. The contract would consolidate CCMEP services under Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) with up to $6,475,025 in WIOA and TANF funding; staff described program elements, outreach, and performance measures.
Cuyahoga County's committee advanced a $6,475,025 contract with Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) that would consolidate Comprehensive Case Management and Employment Program (CCMEP) services under a single lead provider.
Marcos Cortez, presenting for the county Department of Health and Human Services, summarized the proposal: “This is a new contract with Youth Opportunities Unlimited for the comprehensive case management and employment program or as we like to call it, CCMEP.” He told the committee the goal is “improving the education and employment outcomes for youth and young adults.”
The contract would be a joint arrangement with the Cuyahoga County Workforce Development Board, doing business as Greater Cleveland Works, and would replace multiple smaller contracts with one lead contractor that subcontracts to partners. Cortez said the lead-provider structure came from the RFP, which “called for just…
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