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DocuSlgn Envelope ID: E1071D5D-DF7F-4608-B2B7-67AAA5BCB785 <br />City of Santa Ana Youth Employment Project <br />Funded by CaliforniaVolunteers <br />RFA # CV23-112 <br />Section 2: Program Design <br />The City of Santa Ana will use the CaliforniansForAll Youth Service Corps (CA4ALL) <br />grant to provide services to youth using in-house program staff and partnerships with <br />Community Based Organizations (CBOs). In house program staff will include <br />personnel from the Santa Ana WORK Center and the Santa Ana Public Library <br />(SAPL). The focus areas will be on Food insecurity, education, public service through <br />paid work experience, and career exploration and readiness. As a new focus for this <br />round of funding, the WORK Center in collaboration with the SAPL will provide <br />introductions and exploration of future -edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) and STEM <br />technology tools through a series of workshops and training to expose CA4AII Fellows <br />to the various Al and STEM career pathways. <br />The WORK Center has decades of implementing youth programs specifically through <br />a "Daisy Wheel" service delivery model. The underlying philosophy of the Daisy Wheel <br />is an "All Youth One System" concept, where resources are leveraged from a network <br />of Youth Service Providers. The concept allows youth regardless of eligibility to <br />receive services that walk through the door. Youth are provided seamless service and <br />connected to one of the Center's programs and/or to one of the partners of a Youth <br />Service Providers Network (YSPN). <br />As the Navigator to the YSPN, the WORK Center provides the partners with structure <br />and guidance on meeting the grant objectives. The WORK Center also has expertise <br />developing and administering programs like the current CaliforniansForAll funded <br />Santa Ana Youth (SAY) Employment program. For this round of funding, we will work <br />with CEO's like Working Wardrobes, CEO Leadership Alliance Orange County, and <br />Dreams for Schools to provide some of the wraparound services that will include <br />workforce workshops, professional workplace attire for the follows and career <br />exploration in some of the key focus areas mentioned above. <br />The WORK center staff, will provide career counseling, career exploration, case <br />management, supportive services (public transportation, gas cards, clothing, and <br />assistance in locating child care), linkages with alternative career technical/secondary <br />education, and other appropriate referrals. <br />The WORK Center in collaboration with the SAPL will provide introductions and <br />exploration of future -edge Al and STEM technology tools through a series of <br />workshops and training for the CA4AII fellows as part of our education and career <br />exploration focus. The SAPL, operates various successful youth engagement <br />programs including BrainFuse, Robotics programs, and a robust teen center. Their <br />programs provide online training courses along with engaging support to help Youth <br />master academic concepts, The SAPL is finalizing plans to expand these programs to <br />engage more youth through their partnership with CEO Leadership Alliance Orange <br />County, Dreams for Schools and Human Leadership Institute and expose CA4AII <br />fellows to the expanding and relatively new career fields of Al and STEM technology. <br />