CHARTIABLE VENTURES OF ORANGE COUNTY (DBA PROJECT KINSHIP)

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pRo)r,eT Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA) im :n coan'e'v Santa Ana Workforce Development Board: Youth Service Provider In 2012, the Attorney General's Task Force on Children's Exposed to Violence reported that about two out of three children have been exposed to some type of violence. This rate is even higher within the target population, many of which have experienced multiple forms of victimization, referred to as poly -victimization. Those who have been poly -victimized show an increased risk for aggressive and destructive behavior, when compared to their counterparts who have not been poly -victimized, even when controlling for age, gender, and ethnicity. The loss of a parent or child to incarceration strains family dynamics and challenges the maintenance of healthy family systems. Interrupted or unstable income and a high number of minimum wage-earning adults leads to multiple families with children living in overcrowded homes, apartments, garages, and shelters. Youth often spend more time in the streets where gang membership is encouraged for acceptance and protection. These unhealthy relationships can ultimately result in experiencing violence, incarceration, and a continuing cycle of community unrest. Within the correctional system, survival depends on using skills learned on the streets, including manipulation, intimidation, and victimization. Offenders return to the community with more sophisticated traumas and fewer coping skills to navigate the complex systems necessary for re-entry. For all of the above reasons, having staff who specialize in trauma -informed care, restorative practices, and are culturally competent in the obstacles faced by participants will allow service to be custom -designed to meet their unique needs. All of which will lead to dropout prevention, dropout recovery, and successful educational options.