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2023-24 Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center <br />Youth Employment Program - WIOA Proposal <br />In addition to our state certificate programs offered at OCCTAC in partnership with the Santa <br />Ana College, OCCTAC is currently collaborating and with other community partners to <br />incorporate 2 Health Certificate Programs to train our WIOA youth. 1) Mental Health <br />Paraprofessional Certificate: In partnership with the County of Orange, Health Care Agency, <br />OCCTAC staff is trained and certified to offer a "Mental Health Paraprofessional" Certificate. <br />This training is currently being offered to Religious Leaders in the community all over Orange <br />County, and funded by the County of Orange, Health Care Agency. We are researching the <br />possibility of offering this certificate program to our WIOA youth, if they are interested in <br />working in this field. 2) Medical Technology Certificate: In partnership with the California <br />School of Health Sciences, OCCTAC is currently in discussions with the owners (past board <br />members) to train our youth in short-term Medical Technology certificates. Our youth will also <br />attain work experience, internships and jobs at the Health Clinics that have partnered with <br />OCCTAC. <br />8. Tutoring (1 page max): <br />Note: Youth Service Providers are required to use the Test for Adult Basic Education (TABE) <br />on ALL youth to assess their literacy and numeracy skills. Youth who score 8.9 and below are <br />considered "basic skills deficient" and should receive tutoring or remedial training to improve <br />their literacy/numeracy skills. OCCTAC currently uses and will continue to use TABE test and <br />TABE testing materials with our WIOA participants to improve their literacy and numeracy skills. <br />We will also use the electronic version, as required. <br />Describe in detail the tutoring resources that will be provided to youth. OCCTAC has <br />demonstrated commitment in helping WIOA youth with and without disabilities improve their <br />literacy and numeracy skills as evidenced every year with our participants! Every year at least <br />80% of all participants increase their literacy/numeracy skills! In summary, our WIOA Literacy <br />and Numeracy tutors meet with each participant at least once a week upon the completion of <br />the initial TABE assessment. Our agency's goal is that each youth increases by at least two <br />Educational Functional Levels at time of post-test. OCCTAC tutors provide individualized <br />tutoring sessions every week throughout the year to ensure that our youth will be able to <br />increase both their literacy and numeracy skills to be successful in life. In the past, OCCTAC has <br />been very successful in the attainment of these goals, and thus it will continue to assist all <br />participants with and without disabilities achieve higher educational and academic goals to be <br />successful in their educational and career goals. <br />9. Mentoring (1 page max): <br />J. Specify how your organization will provide mentoring to youth. Our agency has wonderful <br />staff that is dedicated to empowering and supporting our WIOA youth. Not only will our WIOA <br />staff provide mentoring to youth, but all the other OCCTAC staff working in other programs at <br />our agency and in the community, such as (After School Arts, Therapeutic Arts, Early Start & <br />Pre -Kinder Arts, Learning Academy, Family Wellness Program, Senior Socialization Program etc.) <br />Youth will have the opportunity to learn, interview, shadow and receive mentoring from <br />16 <br />