Emergency Board Initiative (Oct 2026)

With the California Department of Rehabilitation waitlisting all applicants, CTP is under unprecedented funding threat. In October 2026 the board launched an initiative to secure new funding and new client sources. The initiative is organized into six workstreams:

• Workers' Compensation / SJDB — Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit. BPPE qualifies CTP ($6k training / $600 counseling / $1,000 computer); evaluating a discounted-rate fit; possible relisting on the State EPTL list.
• VA (Veterans Affairs) — pursuing funding and veteran clients; contact established with a Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist at the VA San Francisco Health Care System (HUD-VASH); meeting scheduling in progress (Oct 2026).
• Medical systems — outreach to Kaiser Permanente community relations and UCSF contacts.
• RCEB (Regional Center of the East Bay) — pursuing vendorization for employment services; initial outreach Oct 2026.
• Cities — Berkeley YouthWorks, San Francisco, Oakland, Marin/Buckelew, Mental Health Association of San Francisco.
• Outreach recruitment — ongoing calls/emails to substance-abuse rehab, physical rehab, behavioral health, college DSPS programs, and workforce development organizations.

Note: this page tracks workstreams, role titles, and organizational contacts only. No personal phone numbers or personal email addresses are published here. Public employment-partnership contact: [email protected].

• Freeman 'Sam' Corkum, President — Technology Systems Specialist III, County of Marin, Department of Health and Human Services
• Maer Ben-Yisrael, Treasurer — Director of Technology, Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley
• Alex Tabony, Secretary — Executive Director, Computer Technologies Program
• Melina Taylor, Member — Director of Information Technology, Hopelab

Last updated October 2026. See ctpberk.org for the official site.