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and partners. Parenting classes are also offered at our Charter School as an elective and are open <br />to WIOA participants. <br />Worker's Rights/Labor Laws- OCCC organizes visits to local labor unions to educate <br />Corpsmembers about how labor unions operate. CalOptima recently presented a workshop on <br />Covered California, providing information and supportto both Corpsmembers and students. Also, <br />all Department of Labor and California Labor Codes are posted as well as worker's compensation <br />and employee grievance policies as required for our staff and will be reviewed with our <br />participants. <br />Analytical Skills at the Workplace - The OCCC provides many work readiness and career <br />exploration workshops. Our Corps -to -Career Specialist and other staff provide workshops about <br />job retention, resume writing, filling out applications, mock interviews, career exploration, and <br />many others. During their OCCC orientation, Corpsmembers take the 0*NET assessment to help <br />them discover how their strengths and interests can connect to a career path. <br />Health Resources - Besides family planning and parenting workshops, the OCCC provides <br />workshops on health resources. The OCCC has provided workshops on smoking cessation and <br />smoking's effect on the environment, tattoo removal services, substance abuse workshops, self- <br />esteem and body image workshops, and many others. The OCCC would like to host a free flu shot <br />clinic in the future. Corpsmembers and students also receive referrals to other organizations for <br />healthcare needs and information. <br />Public Speaking Skills - The OCCC has sponsored public speaking workshops in the past and will <br />continue to do so. For the annual OCCC graduation ceremony, students have the opportunity to <br />audition to present a speech. OCCC and Education Corps staff provides private and group <br />coaching and the selected students present their speeches at the graduation ceremony in front <br />of several hundred people. <br />11. Civic Engagement or Leadership Development <br />A. Can your organization offer a civic engagement opportunity or leadership development <br />opportunity for WIOA youth in the community, please describe. <br />OCCC students and Corpsmembers also have the opportunity to participate in field trips and <br />educational outings. Last year students took a field trip to the Museum of Tolerance in Los <br />Angeles, connecting them to history and fostering compassion for all people. The OCCC brings <br />Corpsmembers to the California Workforce Association's annual Youth Conference, where they <br />meet local and state leaders In workforce development, take part in career exploration, <br />participate in workshops and peer mentoring, and network with a wide variety of professionals <br />and leaders. The OCCC will continue to offer civic education opportunities like this for WIOA and <br />non-WIOA youth in order to develop community engagement. <br />The OCCC already promotes civic engagement in its Corpsmembers through participation in <br />community events. This year some of our youth assisted in hosting the Children's Water <br />Education Festival held at the University of California, Irvine. The OCCC Corpsmembers operated <br />i*1cu1-INra <br />