2024-027 - Accept Grant Youth Employment Project

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City of Santa A 1-1 aYouth 'Einnipboymcent P1r0jC^C_.t Funded by CaliforniaVolunteers RFA # CV23-112 public spaces, distributing e-program announcements to utilities customers and housing voucher recipients; and delivering presentations to probation officers, social services agencies, guidance counselors, and other local youth -serving entities. In order to maintain competitiveness and attract and retain youth in the program, the City is committed to offering CA4AII fellows an hourly wage of $17 to $18 depending on the level of work. The duration of the work experience will range from 200 to 700 hours. If a specific assignment requires skills and proficiency beyond entry-level expectations, a higher hourly wage will be considered. The program will offer both year-round and summer tracks, with year-round assignments spanning 6-12 months and summer assignments lasting 8-10 weeks. Section 4: Metrics/Outcomes The City is able to capture the baseline metrics that are outlined in the Request for Applications for the CaliforniansForAll Youth Service Corps as they are similar to those already captured and recorded for other workforce development programs that the City administers. However, the following three metrics will prove challenging as youth participants are very hard to locate and/or unwilling to respond to inquiries/surveys after they have left the program: • Percentage of youth who report job satisfaction after one year of employment, as reported by a survey. • Percentage of youth who report an interest in a career in public service after one year of employment, as measured by a survey. • Percentage of youth employed in public service after one year of employment. Section 5: Budget/staffing/Communications The City of Santa Ana is requesting $2,000,000 to serve 120 youth between the ages of 16 and 30 years between September 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025 and is committed to using California Volunteers developed branding for this program and participating in California Volunteers -organized trainings/curriculum, if asked. Under the terms of the grant solicitation, the CA4AII grant will allow for the City of Santa Ana to provide administrative support including fiscal and programmatic oversight, compliance review, tracking and reporting participant progress/outcomes. Two full time Workforce Specialist's and a part time staff will be responsible for outreach, intake, eligibility, and worksite development. Staff will manage the day-to- day aspects of the program, including, recruiting participants, ensuring their eligibility, orienting them to the program, assigning them to a worksite, supervising their work/activity, collecting time cards. Staff will provide career counseling, career exploration, case management, supportive services (public transportation, gas cards, 5