ORANGE COUNTY CONSERVATION CORPS (4)

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1. Experience/Qualifications (1 page max) Located in Anaheim, California, the Orange County Conservation Corps (OCCC) was founded in 1993 as a part of the Anaheim anti -gang task force, and serves at -risk youth ages 18-25 years old throughout Orange County, California. OCCC is a 501 (c) (3) and currently has a team of 11 board members, and 30 full time staff members. Many of OCCC staff are graduates of our program, and continued to give back through leadership and mentor roles. The OCCC mission is: "To serve young, at -risk adults through employment, training and educational programs that build self-sufficiency and benefit the community through conservation driven projects. " OCCC headquarters is open 7-5pm Monday through Thursday and 8-12pm Friday and located off Raymond and Orangethorpe at: 1853 North Raymond Ave., Anaheim CA 92801, with several major public transportation access points, public parking, and bike locks. OCCC also offers Corpsmember pick-up points throughout Santa Ana, Anaheim, Buena Park and surrounding areas as needed. Facilities decor highlight youth success and youth, entering facilities are greeted by Corpsmembers in professional training positions, within a state-of-the-art conservation building. Operational facilities and educational programs are located less than 1 mile away at 1548 East Walnut Ave., Fullerton CA 92831, in collaboration with the Orange County Department of Education, College and Career Preparatory Academy (CCPA). CCPA offers high school diploma programs, STEM training coursework, and education services, with 5 full time staff members on site. CCPA school hours are: Monday through Friday from 9-6pm. OCCC actively administers the Santa Ana WIOA Youth Programs contract. For the past 14 years OCCC has met and/or exceeded all contract measures, and actively meets all current contract obligations from 2018-19 and follow-up services from 2017-18 Youth. OCCC staff continues to deliver services to a majority of out of school youth through WIOA contracts year over year, in a long-standing record of service excellence and contract management. Further, OCCC provided youth employment services through the Orange County Workforce Development Board for 6 years, serving over 700 youth, and meeting and/or exceeding full contract expectations. OCCC currently provides contract services for the Orange County Development Board WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grant, WIA National Emergency Grants (NEG), serving 62 youth with employment and skills training. OCCC operates an annual budget of $4,311,204 with major funding provided from the State of California, Anaheim, Santa Ana and OC WIOA, North Orange County Public Safety Task Force, fees for service contracts, and various grants to OCCC. In our 261h year of operation, OCCC provides pathways to skill development resources, employment, training, and educational services to Orange County's hardest -to -reach and neediest segment of our young adult population. In these 26 years, OCCC has provided paid job training program support to over 9,000 opportunity youth and their families by instilling a strong work ethic, developing an individual's self-worth, while providing the necessary experience andjob skills to ensure that our young adults become successful candidates in the workforce. No other organization in Orange County provides as many hours of paid work experience —up to 29 hours a week at a minimum of $13.00 per hour. Last year OCCC paid over 84,000 hours to our Corpsmembers and over 600,000 hours during the past 5 years. EXHIBIT A