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training. OCCC proposes to continue this program matching youth council funds with OCCC grant funds. Cms will lean and perform the "Big 6," required daily of city employees for each city park, and will complete more specialized work/learn project work. The Big 6 includes: 1) insuring proper display of the American flag, and that the flag is up and in good repair; 2) check of all parks for safety hazards; 3) check of all parks for graffiti; 4) restroom/facility maintenance; 5) trash and litter abatement; and 6) sandlot/playground maintenance. Other specialized work/learn park projects include landscaping, grounds maintenance and repair, trail maintenance, weed abatement, erosion and flood mitigation, stream restoration, and irrigation system installation, repair, and maintenance. Cms assigned to these crews will learn the job skills needed for entry-level park maintenance positions for the City of Santa Ana. The occupational skills learned and demonstrated in this program will be transferable to other similar positions with cities or private companies in the county. Cms assigned to these crews will be scheduled to work 32 hours each week in the community to improve city parks. 2. OCCC Interns -Ten (10) Santa Ana youth will be enrolled as OCCC cros and will serve internships with local employers. This is a new program being developed by OCCC for FY 2002/03. The OCCC Transition Specialist will place selected Santa Ana youth, either current OCCC cros or youth referred by TSJ or the Work Center, in paid internships. OCCC is currently networking with local employers who have shown an interest in establishing internships. Internships will be paid and may last up to six months. OCCC Interns will be scheduled to work 32 hours each week at the employer's site and participate 4-8 hours each week in the OCCC education component based on their individual education needs. Partnering employers will be responsible for supervision and training of the intern with the goal of hiring the intern once the internship has been completed. Currently, the internship program as proposed is fully funded with Youth Council funds. OCCC will seek matching funds and/or donations from partnering employers to offset costs of the internships. The matching funds or donations received will then be used to establish additional internship positions for this program. 3. OCCC Construction Skills Training — In partnership with TSJ, OCCC will train and employ 20 Santa Ana youth in carpentry and construction skills. OCCC and TSJ will collaborate to recruit and train Santa Ana youth for this project. TSJ will provide the initial 12 weeks of classroom instruction, which includes hands-on training to demonstrate and reinforce the various construction skills learned in the classroom. Youth who successfully complete the 12-week TSJ course, will be hired by the OCCC for further construction skills training and development. OCCC has received a 2002 CA EDD Community and Faith -Based Initiative Grant for construction skills training. OCCC will use this grant as a match to provide employment and continued skills development for Santa Ana cros. No Youth Council funds will be used for this training component. TSJ will provide matching funds for the initial 12 weeks of training and OCCC will use grant funding as a match to hire and employ the Santa Ana cros for this program. 11