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IO.Workshops (2 pages max) Wells Fargo Representative Joey Hernandez provides intensive financial literacy through our multi -year partnership. Wells Fargo outreach team offers multiple topic -specific workshops (establishing credit, buying your first car, opening a banking account, starting your own business, interest rates, overdraft fees). We offer a financial incentive for opening a bank account, often inviting several local banks to the campus to help teach youth the benefits of a bank account. As we understand at -risk youth are extremely vulnerable to financial predators, over the years we have established a deep trust in our financial partnerships to ensure youth receive concrete information from trusted people in financial literacy, and that we have a working relationship for our youth. Workshops are provided on a monthly and at times quarterly basis, depending on Wells Fargo availability. OCCC teaches the Corps to Career workshop series, including workshops on owning your own business. If there is one thing that is clear, youth are extremely resourceful. Many young adults know how to run their own business, yet lack some of the fundamental skills needed to maintain a healthy business over the years. The Corps to Career workshop on Entrepreneur skill training focuses on the "soft" and "hard" skills needed to be your own boss. Corps to Career workshops cycle through a gamut of topics throughout the series before restarting again. OCCC reiterates the fundamental point that education leads to increased wages. This point starts at orientation, and continues throughout one's time at OCCC in various Corps to Career workshops. Orange County's livable wage is increasingly going higher and higher into the mid 20's, and therefore information regarding labor markets that pay well above the livable wage, especially the markets within the high demand industries (Construction, health care, IT, hospitality/entertainment) are emphasized. Apprenticeship workshops are also given on a quarterly basis. Parenting classes, family planning, as well as long term financial planning, are a part of the ongoing partnership with Dad's Matter with the Children's Bureau. These workshops and services are available on an on -going basis. OCCC also has a 6-series parenting class with Working Wardrobes, which ends with a fashion show in which all of the women get to attend, dress up, get their hair done, and be a part of a special event with the community. This class addresses safe sex, safe relationships, family planning, self-esteem, and personal self-worth. Worker's Rights/Labor Laws are completed in OCCC program orientation, completed every two weeks, for multiple hours per session, including a post-test and copies of one's rights, the laws, signed for both Corpsmembers and the organization. OCCC also often has guest workshops with various agencies which touch on these topics including Goodwill of Orange County Human Services presentation from Rhonda Garcia. Rhonda often presents an HR perspective as well as an employer's rights perspective to teach youth how to approach interactions with Human Resources. OCCC also facilitates monthly guest speakers to present on various topics including health, wellness, careers, colleges, and much more. For example, Planned Parenthood is scheduled for February to present to the entire youth body regarding health resources. In the past Human Options has completed domestic violence presentations to the entire youth, which have created intense reactions from our youth who have experience sexual assaults, domestic violence assault, as well as challenged the culture of abuse within some low-income communities. These