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2023-24 Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center
<br />Youth Employment Program - WIOA Proposal
<br />1. Experience/Qualifications (1 page max):
<br />A. Agency description - The Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center (OCCTAC) has been
<br />in operation for 22 years in the City of Santa Ana. Our agency has grown significantly
<br />throughout the years, and established strong community partnerships, such as the City of Santa
<br />Ana, the Santa Ana Unified School District, the Santa Ana College, the County of Orange, Social
<br />Services, and others. OCCTAC has served over 50,000 youth since the year 2000, rising from 100
<br />students in its first year to more than 6000 youth each yearl OCCTAC prioritizes on serving at -
<br />risk youth, foster youth, high school dropout students, homeless youth and youth with
<br />disabilities. Our programs integrate youth with and without disabilities in a nurturing,
<br />community -based environment, which teaches respect, disability awareness, and full inclusion.
<br />B. List the facility address and major cross streets. OCCTAC is located at 2215 N Broadway,
<br />Santa Ana, CA. 92706. Our major cross streets are North Broadway and Buffalo.
<br />C. Indicate hours of operation for facility - OCCTAC is opened 6 days per week (Monday -
<br />Friday), from 8:00am until 8:00 pm, and (Saturdays) 8:00am —4pm, but closed on Sundays.
<br />D. Briefly indicate what makes your facility youth friendly and suitable for the proposed
<br />program. OCCTAC is strategically located very close to bus terminals for the convenience of
<br />the youth; and our facility is compliant with all ADA guidelines and regulations. Our facility,
<br />location, hours of operations, and wide variety of programs makes our facility youth friendly
<br />and suitable for the proposed WIOA program.
<br />E. Provide brief information on the following elements:
<br />1. Average annual operating budget and sources of revenue - The average annual operating
<br />budget for the OCCTAC is approximately $1,600,000. OCCTAC's sources of revenue come
<br />from a variety of sources, including the Santa Ana Unified School District, the County of
<br />Orange, the Regional Center of Orange County, and other grants, fee for service, private
<br />donations, public donations, and fundraising.
<br />2. Brief description of staff — Our organization is staffed by highly qualified bilingual staff,
<br />including: credentialed teachers, artists, therapists, case managers, counselors, and others.
<br />The WIOA Program proposal includes a full time Case Manager, a Job Developer, a Career
<br />Counselor, an Arts/Technology Mentor and a Literacy/Math Tutor.
<br />3. Past experience with WIOA programs or other youth programs - OCCTAC has been serving
<br />the Santa Ana youth for 22 years; and we have operated W!OA programs since the year2005!
<br />Every year our Youth Employment program grows and demonstrates positive outcomes with
<br />the participants. We are very proud of our accomplishments throughout the years.
<br />4. What kind of impact has your organization made on the youth community - OCCTAC has
<br />had a tremendous impact on the Santa Ana youth community. We are very proud of our
<br />accomplishments throughout the years. OCCTAC's innovative approach, which combines the
<br />arts, education, health and technology programs, provides youth a variety of programs they
<br />can engage in. Furthermore, our WIOA program participants always have successful
<br />outcomes. The only challenges we have had was during COVID19 years. Nevertheless,
<br />OCCTAC's program has demonstrated excellent outcomes for youth, which demonstrate the
<br />commitment and dedication of our wonderful WIOA program staff.
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