25A - AGMT - PRISON EMPLOYMENT GRANT

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Board are the Local Workforce Development Boards for the ORPU. The Local Boards will utilize the region's One - Stop Systems to augment delivery of services to program participants. • Representatives of State Parole offices for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: The Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO), Southern Region, as well as Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs strategies are available to this population. DAPO staff will cooperate with Reentry Navigators to ensure parolees (Justice Involved) are referred to and have relevant information available to progress through training, educational and job opportunities. The leveraged contribution to this project will be staff time and delivery of program services. • Community Based Organizations (CBOs): a. Working Wardrobes has served the justice -involved population for over 25 years, and has successfully developed curriculum targeted specifically to the incarcerated, recently released, and both in -and out -of - custody job seekers. For this initiative, Working Wardrobes will provide case management, workforce readiness training, job training, and soft skills modules to assist the men and women with multiple barriers to employment. They will also offer job development services and placement assistance with numerous employer partners. b. Project Kinship serves as a convener of community resources, and advocates for the health, mental health, and well-being of the reentry population. Project Kinship offers prevention, intervention, and treatment programming; and advocates for system solutions to flip the school -to -prison into the prison -to -career pipeline. The proposed program will serve as a natural continuation of Project Kinship's workforce development and education programs, including restorative practices; job training and vocational support services; and case management services offered to individuals with histories of gang and/or justice system involvement. The main objectives of Prison to Employment Initiative (P2E) are: 1) career planning, work readiness skill building, training, and certifications; 2) job development, intensive case management, and peer mentoring; 3) education enrollment and retention; 4) civic opportunities and leadership development; and 5) incentives, training stipends, paid work experience, and other supportive services. c. Chrysalis has introduced a model for workforce development to assist criminal justice -involved individuals' transition into permanent employment to accomplish the goal of self-sufficiency. Chrysalis has developed a social enterprise that provides transitional employment for those with severe barriers to employment, including individuals in the criminal justice system. As part of the proposed partnership, Chrysalis agrees to provide the following services to eligible participants: one-on-one case management focused on securing employment; job readiness classes; resume preparation; and interview skills training. The organization would like to offer supportive service resources related to participants' job search, including interview clothing, transportation assistance, computer lab access, and phone bank use. Transitional job opportunities are offered throughout Chrysalis' program. d. The ORPU is a member of the Orange County Reentry Partnership (OCREP) this committee is a linkage of CBOs and advocates which function together to serve as a link between community resource providers and justice involved individuals striving to re-establish healthy, productive, and rewarding lives. • Orange County Probation Department and Community Corrections Partnership: The Chief Probation Officer of Orange County also chairs the Orange County Community Corrections Partnership (OCCCP) under the authority of Section 1230(b)(2) of the California Penal Code. OC Probation will provide office space, telephone service, referrals and work in tandem with Orange County Reentry Navigators. • Orange County Sheriffs Department (OCSD): The OCSD will incorporate the P2E project in the jails to screen eligible candidates. The OC Region operated a jail -based AJCC within the Central Women's Jail and the Theo Lacy Jail, funded by the Department of Labor. LEAP 1 and LEAP 2 programs supported recidivism reduction by offering workforce training and development. • Labor Organizations and joint labor-management partnerships: Labor Organizations will provide apprenticeships and hiring opportunities for the formerly incarcerated and other justice -involved individuals. • Employers: Employers will provide subsidize and unsubsidized employment opportunities for justice -involved individuals. 25A-46