Item 16 - Youth Workforce Readiness Programs

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Docuftn Envolope ID: D8400988.4C42-408F-ABFD-5AC4CB5A4BCF The YSPN consists of Service Providers that collectively offer various youth services In a creative and interactive manner, The concept, allows the Service Provider to focus on what service they specialize in and do best. The YSPN will promote broad -based coordination and cooperation among all youth Service Providers and to provide the technical assistance needed to make the network a success. The WORK Center as the Navigator will provide partners with structure and guidance toward meeting the grant objectives, convene and facilitate partner meetings, establish partner subcontracts, monitor compliance and performance, collect and report participant data, and disburse grant funds. The SAWDB plans to engage the Santa Ana Public Library, which operates various successful youth engagement programs including BrainFuse and Universal Class. Both programs provide online training courses along with robust support to help users master academic concepts, The library also let's library card holders "borrow" the internet with their library card by providing youth WI-FI Hotspots, for those members of our community who do not have internet access at home. The City will work toward the expansion of these programs to engage more youth, up to age 18. The Orange County Conservation Corps ( OCCC) is a current sub -recipient of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity (WIOA) Youth funding from the City of Santa Ana. OCCO has a long standing record of successfully operating youth workforce development programs for the City and has particularly been engaged with older (18+) youth experiencing multiple barriers, such as foster youth, the justice -involved, and very low-income. Working Wardrobes is also a subrecipient of funding from the City. Based on current performance outcomes, the City plans to engage Working Wardrobes in program delivery services for this grant as well. Working Wardrobes has been working with the City to help implement programs for justice- involved people for the past two years. They have unique expertise In engaging people prior to release from incarceration to help ease their transition to life outside. Additionally, program design is underway with two large food banks — Community Action Partnership of OC and Second Harvest - both serve the region to have youth fellows work in distribution, warehousing and growing fresh food. As it is the goal of the City to provide a broad, inclusive program for eligible youth, additional CBOs may be engaged if gaps in services are identified. 3. What activities will youth be working on? Please offer a brief, several sentence description of each job activity youth will be undertaking and any partners that will be involved in running that opportunity. The Santa Ana WORK Center, will provide paid summer work experiences as recreational leaders, community center attendants, and other support staff to restore EXHIBIT 1