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2022-23 Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center Youth Employment Program - WIOA Proposal 3. Population (2 pages max): A. Describe the total number of youth that will be served by this grant. - The WIOA program at OCCTAC will serve a total of 20 WIOA participants. The program will serve 16 out of school youth (ages 16 — 24) and 4 in -school youth (ages 16 — 21) for a total of 20 youth. B. Describe the age range of the youth that will be served —The WIOA program will serve participants as young as 14 and as old as 24 years of age. C. Describe minimum requirements that youth need to have in order to be enrolled into your program. Aside from the basic WIOA requirements of being a Santa Ana Resident (16— 24 yrs.), and having a right to work documentation, our participants have to complete the following: 1) complete a background check, 2) obtain a negative TB test, and 3) attend a mandatory orientation session before completing the eligibility documentation. D. Special consideration for organizations that can serve the following youth populations: (80% of Out -of -School youth (required); 10% of youth with disabilities; 10% of foster/emancipated youth; 10% homeless youth and 10% of youth on probation). See below Table 2 for past Enrollment Numbers and percentages. Table 2- Percentages of Youth Population served at OCCTAC ��`£��out_, lation'=: Out of School Youth 0• � 3 75% 0 6-17 �° 75% _�� 2 . �.24_ 19=� , 80% 82% Youth with Disabilities 25% 25% 50% 52% Foster Youth 15% 15% 5% 0% High School Dropouts 15% 30% 20% 9% Youth on Probation 5% 0% 0% 0% Homeless Youth 5% 5% 10% 4% As seen on Table 2 above, OCCTAC has exceeded the minimum percentage required by this grant in most youth populations/categories, except for foster youth and youth on probation. Therefore, this year we will expand our network and community partnerships to ensure the minimum of 10% for these target populations, and establish new partnerships. One new potential partner is Project Kinship, who serves youth on probation and is located in the same facility where OCCTAC is located! We have had some preliminary conversations on the possibility of getting referrals from them. Furthermore, OCCTAC's ED has scheduled a meeting in February with key staff at the County of Orange, Social Services to discuss the need for more foster youth referrals to our agency. See letter of support from the County, SS - Attachment C. E. Specify how the targeted youth populations (out -of -school, youth with disabilities, foster/emancipated, probation, homeless) will be recruited. OCCTAC has excellent community partnerships that will help us fulfill our enrollment goals and targeted youth populations. See below a summary of youth populations and partners.