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Youth Workforce Readiness Programs <br />May 21, 2024 <br />Page 2 <br />4 <br />2 <br />7 <br />2 <br />performance period to September 30, 2024. To date, 420 youth have enrolled and <br />participated in workforce readiness workshops through the City program. Many of the <br />youth have worked up to 700 hours in a supervised work experience environment, <br />gaining invaluable insights into career opportunities within the public section and non- <br />profit sector. <br />Two organizations, Working Wardrobes and Orange County Conservation Corps <br />(OCCC), have provided valuable and beneficial services through the term of their <br />agreement, which concluded on May 1, 2024. To continue to provide services to the <br />youth and to reflect the extension of the agreement between the City and the State, staff <br />is recommending approval of these agreements to increase services to an additional <br />100 youth (Exhibit 1). Below is a summary of the services that will be provided: <br />•Working Wardrobes will conduct a series of workforce readiness workshops with the <br />option of adding professional wardrobe services to prepare the participants to enter <br />the workforce. Participants may attend all or a customized selection of workshops <br />based on their particular needs. Working Wardrobes has over 32 years of <br />experience in delivering comprehensive career development, training, and <br />professional wardrobe fittings to over 115,000 men, women, young adults, and <br />veterans. They have been instrumental in serving our participants in various <br />workforce programs to help prepare them to enter the workforce and feel confident <br />in their appearance. <br />•Orange County Conservation Corps (OCCC) serves at-risk young adults through <br />employment, training, and education programs that build self-sufficiency and benefit <br />the community through conservation-driven projects. They have a 30-year history of <br />working with at-risk individuals in conservation and community service projects. <br />Under the agreement, OCCC will continue to serve the remaining 40 youth to allow <br />them time to complete their hours of work experience. Averaging 29 hours per week, <br />the youth will work at local area food banks unloading trucks, packing food boxes, <br />and delivering and distributing goods to locations throughout the county. They may <br />also work on city and county projects in clearing brush from trails, creeks, <br />riverbanks, and other fire fuel reduction removal efforts to promote climate resilience <br />(Exhibit 2). <br />Approval of the agreements will help the City ensure youth enrolled will have access to <br />work readiness workshops and professional attire, complete work experience hours, <br />and ultimately helping the City meet its expenditure goals under the CA4All grant. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />Funds are budgeted and available for anticipated expenditures as shown below. Any <br />remaining balances not expended at the end of the fiscal year will be presented to City <br />Council for approval of carryovers to FY 2024-2025.