CHARITABLE VENTURES OF ORANGE COUNTY DBA PROJECT KINSHIP

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• Work experience wages also includes a sliding scale wage incentive program with employers. Participants will be hired by employers. Project Kinship will pay a portion of the wages to the employer on a sliding scale until the employer is paying the full hourly wage of the participant. Sliding scale will be based on participants being paid $12 per hour. During the first 160 hours, Project Kinship will pay $8 per hour and the employer will pay $4 per hour. During the next 240 hours, Project Kinship will pay $6 per hour and employer will pay $6 per hour. During the next 120 hours, Project Kinship will pay $4 per hour and the employer will pay $8 per hour. After the completion of 520 hours, the employer will be paying the full wage of the participant. Wages are calculated at $3,200 per participant x 15 participants = $48,000. • Total participant work experience cost is $50,500. 22. Supportive Services: • Supportive services include: bus passes ($4.50 one way; $45 for a 30-day youth bus pass; $65 for a 30-day adult bus pass); gas cards ($5 value for single trips or $50 value for 30-day use); as well as the purchase of participant specific needs such as uniforms, tools, textbooks, driver's education classes, clothing, etc. of various costs. • Supportive services are calculated at an average of $125 per participant x 20 participants = $2,500. 23. Participant Incentives: • Participant Incentives can be earned in the form of a $50 Visa Gift Card for completing various program outcomes including: obtaining employment; retaining employment; enrolling in education; retaining education (i.e. enrolling in second semester of college; obtaining passing grades); obtaining a Driver's License; completing the 6-week Work Readiness curriculum; earning an industry recognized certification; and/or being discharged from Probation or Parole. • Participant Incentives are calculated at an average of $50 per participant x 20 participants = $1,000. 24. Youth Conference: • Youth conference costs include registration for participants to attend the California Workforce Association Annual Conference. Registration costs are $400 per participant x 2 participants = $800. • Youth conference costs also include per diem $20 per participant x 2 participants x 3 days = $120 as well as the cost of participating in other leadership opportunities, such as a policy advocacy workshops, the Project Kinship Annual Re-entry Conference, etc. • Total youth conference cost is $920. 25. Youth Follow up Services: • As part of overall program services, Project Kinship proposes to allocate $5,500 to follow up services for youth 26. Pertinent Forms to track Work Experience: • Project Kinship will be utilizing the following pertinent documents/forms to track work experience compensation for participants/employers involved in the sliding scale wage program: signed Memorandum of Understanding with employers; signed participant timesheets; participant evaluation form (completed by employer during first two weeks