County of Santa Clara
Office of Supervisor Jim Beall
Count}' Government Center, East Wing
70 West Hedding Street
San Jose, California 95110
(408) 299-5105

FOSTER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT TASK FORCE
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
3:00 P,M.-4:30 P.M.

County Government Center, 11“" floor
70 West Hedding Street

AGENDA

1.

Welcome and Introductions

Supervisor Jim Beall, Chair, Board of Supervisors
2.

Review Meeting Goals

Sandra Nathan, Deputy County Executive
3.

Review Handout - Independent Living Program Matrix
Norma Doctor Sparks, Director, DFCS

4.

Group Exercise: What’s Working, What’s Not, How Do We Fix It
Brohne Lawhome, Facilitator

5.

Prioritization Exercise

Identify three (3)of the largest gaps to a successful foster youth
employment program (prioritize-areas for development)
6.

Next steps-how should we strategically focus for the next 3 meetings

7.

Next Meetings

April 19, Wednesday(3pm-5pm)
April 27, Thursday(3pm-5pm)
8.

Adjourn

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