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Agreements with Youth Providers for FY 2020-2021
<br />July 7, 2020
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<br />were submitted requesting more than $1.3 million in funding. An RFP review committee, comprised
<br />of three members of the WDB - Youth Council reviewed and ranked the proposals from one to
<br />eight. This ranking valid for a four-year period and available to award WIOA funded youth
<br />contracts thru June 1. 2023.
<br />The three highest ranked proposals were awarded Youth WIOA contracts in Program Year 2019-
<br />20 Orange County Therapeutic Arts Center, Charitable Ventures of Orange County dba Project
<br />Kinship and Orange County Conservation Corps. They have been providing WIOA workforce
<br />services and training for 60 at risk Santa Ana youth. Currently the three providers are satisfactorily
<br />fulfilling their contractual obligations.
<br />On May 14, 2020, the state released Information Notice WSIN 19-45 with tentative WIOA Formula
<br />Allocations for PY 2020-21 for the purpose of planning and budgeting. Santa Ana's youth allocation
<br />for PY 2020-21 is $828,120. Following the procurement and established ranking of proposals, staff
<br />recommends awarding contracts (Exhibit 1,2, and 3) as follows:
<br />Organization
<br />Services
<br /># of Youth
<br />Contract
<br />Served
<br />Amount
<br />Serve foster and youth with disabilities, provide
<br />occupational skills training in the areas of office
<br />OC Children's
<br />administration, childcare worker certification, career
<br />Therapeutic Arts Center
<br />technical training in partnership with Santa Ana
<br />26
<br />$200,000
<br />College, paid work experience, employment
<br />preparation, tutoring, mentoring, counseling, civic
<br />engagement and supportive services
<br />Serve Probation Youth, provide training in customer
<br />service, forklift operator, guard card, and silk screening,
<br />Charitable of Ventures of
<br />job preparation, paid work experience, mentoring,
<br />Orange County
<br />counseling, civic engagement, internships, post-
<br />20
<br />$160,000
<br />dba Project Kinship
<br />secondary education resources, prepare participants to
<br />enter training in the electrical and welding certificate
<br />programs, and supportive services
<br />Serve Probation Youth, provide alternative secondary
<br />education that leads to a high school diploma, offer
<br />OC Conservation Corps
<br />credential training in forklift operator, safe food
<br />14
<br />$115,000
<br />handling, customer service, state guard card, provide
<br />job preparation, paid work experience, post -secondary
<br />education resources, and supportive services
<br />Total
<br />60
<br />$475,000
<br />Under the regulations of WIOA, 80% of the youth enrolled for services are out -of -school youth and
<br />have multiple barriers to employment, 75% of the funds spent will be on out -of -school youth
<br />services, 20% of the funds are to be paid to the youth in a form of work experience activities and
<br />lastly, the providers agree to meet or exceed the WIOA Performance Measures.
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