ORANGE COUNTY CONSERVATION CORPS (8)

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I. Experience/Qualifications (I 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 18-26 years old throughout Orange County, California. OCCC is a 501 (c) (3) and currently has a team of I 1 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 6 miles away at 6101 S. Dupont Drive, Anaheim CA 92806, in collaboration with the Orange County Department of Education, College and Career Preparatory Academy (CCPA). OCCC actively administers the Santa Ana WIOA Youth Programs contract. For the past 15 years OCCC has met and/or exceeded all contract measures. 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. OCCC operates an annual budget of over $5M 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 291h 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 29 years, OCCC has provided paid job training program support to over 10,000 opportunity youth and their families by instilling a strong work ethic, developing an individual's self-worth, while providing the necessary experience and job 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 $15.00 per hour. Last year OCCC paid over 103,000 hours to our Corpsmembers and over 500,000 hours during the past 5 years.