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program, support services and paid work experience, youth are able to stabilize their lives and <br />lean how to deal with the many issues they face on a daily basis. The Corps-2-Career Specialist <br />works one on one with WIOA participants to develop personalized goals (post -secondary <br />education, job placement, and career development) that lead to self-sufficiency. Once the youth <br />become stable and are able to maintain employment and education, they will continue to be <br />assisted in furthering their education, improving their work skills, and seeking better <br />employment post -corps, leading to a life of self-sufficiency. <br />The ultimate path for out participants is building a bridge from education to work, with multiple <br />steps along the way to develop the infrastructures necessary for retention. OCCC bridges the <br />participant with employers, while creating a myriad of support services to ensure individual <br />goals are met. <br />D. Describe in detail how the program will prepare youth for postsecondary education and <br />training. <br />The needs of these disconnected youth are immense, whether they are pregnant/parenting, <br />children of incarcerated parents, homeless, high school dropouts, offenders, <br />foster/emancipated, or have a poor work history. They are facing financial hardships, drug <br />addiction, lack of self-esteem; lack of basic skills, no employment, no skills, etc. With such a <br />myriad of needs, a coordinated, articulated program, rich with varied approaches and learning <br />opportunities needs to be provided. We will address the following needs: "soft" and "hard" <br />occupational skills training; completion of high school credits to earn a high school diploma; <br />increase math/literacy rates; improve basic skills; develop leadership skills; develop a sense of <br />community service. They will leave the OCCC program with a high school diploma, work <br />experience, certifications and training, supportive services, and mentorship, which will allow <br />them to enroll in higher education, obtain employment on a career path in a growing industry, <br />and become self-sufficient. <br />E. How will your organization expose youth to the various post -secondary educational <br />institutions? <br />OCCC plans to coordinate and schedule field trips to the local college campuses such as Cal State <br />Fullerton, Cypress Community College, Rancho Santiago Community College and Fullerton <br />Community College. OCCC has developed extensive relationship with these secondary education <br />facilities and will also invite representative to provide workshops onsite at OCCC for our <br />participants. <br />F. Describe the certificates that youth be able to earn while in your program or within a year <br />after exit. <br />Youth are able to earn various state recognized credentials through our partners, ITA accounts <br />and on-the-job earned certifications which include forklift operator, safe food handling, national <br />retail federation, and computer software. Corpsmembers can receive vouchers to reduce the <br />EXHIBIT A <br />