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About the Organization <br />Description of Proposer <br />Taller San Jose (St. Joseph's Workshop) is a non - profit, faith -based organization whose <br />sole purpose is to work with undereducated and unskilled young adults. Since 1995, <br />Taller San Jose has worked with more than 1,500 young adults in Santa Ana and the <br />surrounding communities providing: education, job - training, counseling, transportation, <br />childcare and job - placement. In addition to a GED and high school diploma program, <br />Taller San Jose offers job training in computer technology, nurse's aide certification and <br />early childhood education. Since 1997, Taller San Jose has trained and employed 70 <br />young men in beginning carpentry and cabinetry skills through a woodshop program. <br />Building on its woodshop experience and expanding its capacity, Taller San Jose opened <br />a new job- training program offering paid job work experience in the construction trades <br />earlier this year. <br />The typical Taller San Jose student shares seven of the following characteristics: <br />• Is Latino <br />• Is between the ages of I8 -28 <br />• Has not completed high school <br />• Is a parent <br />• Speaks both English and Spanish <br />• Lives in over- crowded housing <br />• Is unemployed or underemployed <br />• Has been incarcerated or has been involved in gangs, drugs, or crime <br />Taller San Jose is a multi - service program. Services include: a High School Diploma <br />program, Computer Education, Office Skills, Convalescent Nursing Assistant Training at <br />both the beginning and acute care levels, mentoring and counseling services, life skills, <br />job - preparation, job - placement and job coaching, bus passes and childcare support. <br />Taller San Jose developed seven core goals for out -of- school youth and all program <br />components work toward helping students to achieve these ends. Within the period of <br />one year, students are asked to complete five of the following objectives: <br />• Obtain a GED or complete a diploma program <br />• Master basic computers skills <br />• Attain a driver's license <br />• Open a bank account and use it <br />• Stay crime free for a minimum of one year <br />• Register to vote <br />• Get a job that pays above minimum wage <br />Taller San Jose serves as a structured and supportive environment in the center of the city <br />for young people who are caught in the cycle of poverty and need further training to <br />become financially independent. The program creates a structured, comprehensive <br />10 <br />