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ORANGE COUNTY toll free: (888) 641-CORP (2677) <br />CONSERVATION CORPS MWM=r <br />Ill <br />`e1, Earn... Learn... Serve... www.hireyouth.org <br />Tools to Green the Future! <br />Incentive Policy <br />Effective December 22, 2020 <br />Purpose: <br />Incentivize youth for the attainment of performance indicators and/or key benchmarks <br />toward those outcomes (including but not limited to attainment of employment skills and <br />goals, mastering competency levels, participating in unpaid career exploration activities, <br />etc.). Encourage youth to participate in activities throughout program duration, including <br />post -exit follow-up for up to 12-month and/or based on contractual/agreement for <br />obligations/deliverables. <br />Procedures: <br />An incentive is'a payment to a participant for the achievement of established and <br />measurable goals as a result of program participation. The incentive must be linked to <br />achievement and must be tied to training and/or education, work readiness skills, and/or <br />occupational skills attainment goal as identified in the Individual Service Plan (ISP) or <br />Incentive Listing. Such achievements must be documented in the participant's file as <br />the basis for an incentive payment. All incentives are awarded in the form of a prepaid <br />card. <br />Incentives may be awarded for, but are not limited to, the following goal <br />accomplishments as a result of program participation: <br />Attainment of degree or recognized certificate <br />Placement in employment or education <br />Significant accomplishment — reference ISP or Incentive Listing <br />OCCC Youth Incentive plan ensures the following: <br />a. All incentive payments must be relevant to the results of the objective <br />assessment of each participant's ISP. <br />b. All incentive details must be specified in the participant's Incentives <br />Log, including the amount that was provided, the funding source <br />used, and the participant's acknowledgment of receipt. <br />c. Participant records (ISP/Case Notes/Incentive Log) and financial <br />records on incentive payments must be made available for review by <br />local, state, and federal monitors and must meet financial <br />management standards including tracking of actual expenditures <br />