The document is a report from the Santa Clara County Social Services Agency regarding the 2026 CalWORKs Achievement Awards. It recommends adopting the awards to recognize the achievements of five CalWORKs participants, one employer, and one county partner. The report highlights the positive impact on families and supports the agency's mission of empowering families toward economic self-sufficiency. The honorees include Cherisse Ann Guerra, Mohamad Abdulrazak Abed Rabou, Muna Jamil Yakdi, Christopher C. Flores-Violette, Mirella Guzman Zavala, and James Cole, with Evergreen Valley College named County Partner of the Year and Booster Fuels, Inc. as Employer of the Year. The report also discusses the program's services and its commitment to enhancing social equity.
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The report is from the Santa Clara County Social Services Agency.
It recommends adopting the 2026 Annual CalWORKs Achievement Awards.
Five CalWORKs participants are recognized for their achievements.
Evergreen Valley College is named County Partner of the Year.
Booster Fuels, Inc. is named Employer of the Year.
The CalWORKs program serves approximately 6,000 families each year.
The program provides various employment-based services and support programs.
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County of Santa Clara Social Services Agency 129881 DATE: September 14, 2026 TO: Board of Supervisors FROM: Daniel Little, Director, Social Services Agency SUBJECT: 2026 CalWORKs Achievement Awards RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt the 2026 Annual CalWORKs Achievement Awards. (Social Services Agency) REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION The CalWORKs Achievement Awards is an annual event recognizing the outstanding achievements of CalWORKs program participants. The Department of Employment and Benefit Services would like to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of five CalWORKs participants, and the significant contributions of one employer, and one county partner to the CalWORKs program. The recommendation supports the mission of the Social Services Agency to serve and empower families as they strive toward economic self-sufficiency. CalWORKs Client Achievement Award Honorees: Cherisse Ann Guerra, Mohamad Abdulrazak Abed Rabou & Muna Jamil Yakdi, Christopher C. Flores-Violette, Mirella Guzman Zavala, and James Cole County Partner of the Year: Evergreen Valley College Employer of the Year: Booster Fuels, Inc. CHILD IMPACT The recommended action will have a positive impact on the Safe and Stable...
The document presents the CalWORKs Achievement Awards for 2026, recognizing various individuals and organizations for their contributions to the CalWORKs Employment Services Program. The awards were presented by the County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors, acknowledging the recipients' efforts to empower and transform their lives and those of their families. The document indicates that the awards were passed and adopted unanimously on September 14, 2026.
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Awards presented to Evergreen Valley College, James Cole, Mirella Guzman Zavala, Christopher C. Flores-Violette, Mohamad Abdulrazak Abed Rabon & Muna Jamil Yakdi, Cherisse Ann Guerra, and Booster Fuels, Inc.
Recognition for efforts in the CalWORKs Employment Services Program.
Acknowledgment of the recipients' willingness to empower and transform their lives.
Passed and adopted by the Board of Supervisors on September 14, 2026, by unanimous vote.
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Presented to Evergreen Valley College in recognition of your CalWORKs Achievement Award from the County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors for your efforts in the CalWORKs Employment Services Program. We acknowledge your willingness to empower, transform, and create a new and better life for our program participants. ~~ :::,w 8~ Passed and Adopted, by the Board ofSupervisors, County of Santa Clara, State of California, on this Fourteenth Day of September, Two Thousand and Twenty-Six, by unanimous vote. ~i Approved as to form and legality: ~ O"' Cf., '~~8 ~3 ~ r• .~u; Betty Duong Board of Supervisors District Two Otto Lee, President Board of Supervisors District Three Sylvia Arenas, Vice President Board of Supervisors District One Susan Ellenberg Board of Supervisors District Four Margaret Abe- Koga Board of Supervisors District Five Attest: Curtis Boone Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Presented to James Cole in recognition of your CalWORKs Achievement Award from the County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors for your efforts in the CalWORKs Employment Services Program. We acknowledge your willingness to work hard, empower yourself, transform, and create a new and better life...