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ORANGE COUNTY CONSERVATION CORPS <br /> CaliforniansForAll Youth Job Corps <br /> PY 2024 (May 24—August 24 = 4 months) <br /> PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION <br /> The OCCC shall conduct outreach and recruitment activities to targeted youth <br /> ages 18 to 30 who meet eligibility requirements and is within one or more of the following <br /> categories defined by the CaliforniansForAll Youth Workforce Development Program. <br /> OCCC will also continue to service existing enrollments from prior contract. The OCCC <br /> will conduct eligibility screening of all potential youth enrollments per established eligibility <br /> guidelines as set forth by the City and will focus on COVID-19 Recovery, Food <br /> Insecurities, and Climate Action. <br /> The OCCC shall ensure that allocated funds be used to provide activities in this <br /> program for youth who are not younger than 18 or older than 30. Priority will be given to <br /> youth who: <br /> • Have not participated in an AmeriCorps program <br /> • Difficulty finding employment <br /> • Are low income <br /> • Are unemployed and/or out of school <br /> • Are justice-involved <br /> • Are in transition from foster care <br /> • Are engaged with the mental health or substance abuse system <br /> Priority applicants (meeting two of the above criteria) should make no fewer than 75% of <br /> selected participants. Cities may create their priority criteria for approval by <br /> CaliforniaVolunteers if the above criteria do not meet city goals. <br /> The OCCC shall provide youth participants with a thorough program orientation and <br /> evidence of the orientation shall be maintained in the participant files which at a minimum <br /> should include the following: <br /> • Program goals and objectives <br /> • Length of the training period <br /> • Civil rights and complaint-handling procedures <br /> • Available supportive services <br /> • Anticipated exit dates <br /> • Participant requirements and related activities <br />