25E - AGMT FOR WORKFORCE READINESS

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EXHIBIT C WORKING WARDROBES FOR A NEW START CITY OF SANTA ANA WORKFORCE CENTER PRISON 2 EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM AND BUDGET NARRATIVE 2020/2022 Experience and Qualifications Working Wardrobes for a New Start was founded in 1990 to provide powerful and impactful life and career development services to survivors of major life crises. Over the past 30 years, we have provided career training, job placement assistance, and professional wardrobe services to more than 105,000 individuals through an innovative and comprehensive range of programs and services. Our mission statement is as follows: At Working Wardrobes, we do everything in our power to help men, women, young adults and veterans overcome difficult challenges so they can achieve the dignity of work. Our goal is to assist underserved and at -risk persons in need of individualized assistance and resources to stabilize their lives and gain the skills and confidence to find and maintain employment and build lasting economic stability for themselves and their families. In partnership with the County of Orange, OC Sheriff's Department and others, Working Wardrobes received and executed the LEAP 2, Linking to Employment Activities Pre - Release, contract. This contract required Working Wardrobes staff to provide pre and post - release services to 70 women preparing to leave the Orange County Jail system. As part of what is now referred to as the "All -In" program, Working Wardrobes provided workforce readiness workshops and case manager prior to release. Upon release, clients met at Working Wardrobes or the Garden Grove One Stop Center, Irvine One Stop Center or Buena Park One Stop Center for one-on-one job preparation including resume development, practice interviewing, professional wardrobe services and case management, Customer Service Training or other approved job training. In addition, they worked one-on-one with a job developer to identify their skills and align them with open positions. Our Job Developer connected with local employers to place individuals into gainful employment. Population Served Our services are directed to underemployed individuals seeking to transition into higher - wage positions and unemployed persons overcoming life challenges (such as homelessness, incarceration, substance abuse, catastrophic illness, military -to -civilian transition, domestic violence, and long-term unemployment) who seek to re-enter the workforce and maintain a dignified standard of living in the high -cost region of Orange County, Calif.. In 2019, Working Wardrobes provided services to a total of 4,699 clients receiving 14,967 units of service through our comprehensive range of activities including our core Career Success Institute employment program, our VetNet - A Safety Net for Veterans program helping veterans and veteran spouses to achieve a successful transition to civilian employment, the Senior Employment Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) providing employment opportunities for low-income seniors in the nonprofit sector and local government, and the OC4VETS collaborative linking 25E-13