CHARTIABLE VENTURES OF ORANGE COUNTY (DBA PROJECT KINSHIP)

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p gO1 Uclr Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA) Santa Ana Workforce Development Board: Youth Service Provider 5. Paid & Unpaid Work Experience (3 pages max) A. Describe in detail the paid and unpaid work experience opportunities that will be offered to the youth such as: The proposed program will include Summer Employment, Internships, Job Shadowing, and On -the -lob Training opportunities. For paid Employment, Project Kinship will research and build partnerships with felony -friendly employers and service providers. This includes educating employers on the benefits of hiring and the unique needs of youth who have experienced high levels of trauma. As an incentive to invest in hiring participants, the proposed program will utilize a sliding scale wages program that shares the cost of wages with the employer. Through the sliding scale agreement, participants will be hired by employers. Project Kinship will pay a portion of the wages to the employer until the employer is paying the full hourly wage of the participant. The sample formula is based on participants being paid $12 per hour. During the first 160 hours, Project Kinship will pay $8 per hour and the employer will pay $4 per hour. During the next 240 hours, Project Kinship will pay $6 per hour and employer will pay $6 per hour. During the next 120 hours, Project Kinship will pay $4 per hour and the employer will pay $8 per hour. After the completion of 520 hours, the employer will be paying the full wage of the participant. Throughout this process, the participant is being paid full wages and gaining . valuable employment skills. The second form of paid employment is training stipends. These stipends will be issued by Project Kinship at the completion of a certificated training program, such as Silk Screening (60 hours) and Window Tinting (40 hours). Unpaid Work will include Internships, Job -Shadowing, and On -the -Job training opportunities. These placements may be with a potential employer or at the Project Kinship Office. Training areas include: office support, office maintenance, and customer service. Each paid and unpaid work experience opportunity will be recruited for bythe Job Developer based on participants' results from the Work Readiness Survey, Insight Tool, and My Next Move career exploration online assessment, all of which identify skills, interests, and level of work readiness. Recruitment will also be informed by participants' Individual Career Plan (ICP) goals related to education, training, and job placements. ICP action items may include job searches, career exploration, and identifying felony -friendly worksites. The Insight Tool is an evidence -based criminogenic needs assessment that identifies barriers that may affect program performance such as learning disabilities, difficulties socializing or functioning in a professional work environment, mental health issues, etc. This assessment will inform individual needs, strengths, and barriers regarding education, training, and employment. The results and personal interactions with participants will help ensure a good fit placement and identify any Supportive Services or case management needs that would support placement retention. The Individual Service Plan (ISP) and ICPs will include action steps, realistic goals, and major milestones to measure progress while the participant is actively engaged in the . Workforce Development Program. The plans will be dynamic and reviewed on a periodic basis to assess for evolving needs of the participant. All changes will be documented in the participant's file, including the addition of new goals as initial goals are met.