CHARTIABLE VENTURES OF ORANGE COUNTY (DBA PROJECT KINSHIP)

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ME Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA) Santa Ana Workforce Development Board: Youth Service Provider 14. Follow -Up Services (3 pages max) A. Elaborate on the types of services that will be provided to youth during each quarter during the 12-month follow-up period. Follow-up services will include all of the same services available to participants during enrollment with one exception, exited youth will not be eligible to receive paid wages or stipends. Exited youth will still be able to benefit from work readiness workshops; support services; incentives; job shadowing, internships, and training; intensive case management; and leadership opportunities throughout the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Quarters after exit. • See Section 18 — Additional Documents for a sample of the Workforce Activities Calendar for examples of Workforce Readiness Workshops. • Supportive Services include: transportation support (i.e. bus passes, gas cards); uniforms; work tools; professional clothing; and driver's education fees. • Incentives can be earned at 8 specific program benchmarks like: obtaining employment; retaining employment; enrolling in education; retaining education; earning a credential; obtaining a Driver's License; completing a 6-week Work Readiness series; and being discharged from Probation or Parole. More details are found in Section 13. • lob Shadowing, Internships, and Training are opportunities for participants to continue to build their work readiness skills and employability. • Intensive Case Management will be conducted through weekly interactions with participants through the follow-up period, including in person appointments, phone contact, home visits, worksite visits, and year-round workshops. • Participants are encouraged to participate in Civic and Leadership Opportunities including: conferences, participating in advocacy campaigns, and peer mentoring. B. Describe how your organization will provide case management, job retention services, mentoring, and ensure the participants attains their goals. The proposed program will utilize two key staff positions to ensure participants attain their goals throughout the program, especially during the follow-up period. The Case Manager will provide the intensive case management for all participants, including the monitoring of their ISP, conducting the TABE Assessments, supporting enrollment, and facilitating re - enrollment in education. Project Kinship follows a Socio-Ecological understanding of individuals within a community within society as a whole. It is understood that as needs are met, others arise, which makes ongoing follow-up essential to maintaining success. The Case Manager will collaborate on cases, advocate for, and continuously support the physical, mental, emotional, and social needs of participants throughout the program, including follow-up. Intensive case management services will help participants to understand the resources available and how to access them. The agency has a "no wrong door" approach, which allows participants to engage with staff through different programs within the agency and be seamlessly navigated into programs that fit their needs. Staff uses a multidisciplinary approach to increase the participant's support network and to foster positive relationships with advocates in the community. All participants are engaged in one-on-one sessions to develop their ISP and ICP. To ensure success, participants and staff set and review goals on an ongoing