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clinical instruction. Students who complete this training are eligible for certification by the State of California. 5. A program focused on developing young leaders — Personal Empowerment Program (PEP) — invites students to participate in a 7 -week course addressing personal leadership, teambuilding, networking, public speaking, goal setting, and personal empowerment. Students receive $7.00 /hour to participate in the program. 6. Monthly bus passes and childcare vouchers are available to students who maintain an attendance rate of 90% and attend a minimum of three Life Skills workshops a month. Attendance is tracked through our Social Services Coordinator. 7. All Taller San Jose students 18 -28 years of ages are assigned to an adult mentor on staff. Taller San Jose is a highly relational program. Adult mentors assist students with goal setting and work as an advocate for the student. Mentors meet weekly with students and stay in communication with teachers about progress. 8. Through an extensive Life Skills program known to students as El Camino, Taller San Jose offers education on topics such as parenting skills, physical abuse, drug & alcohol abuse, financial matters, anger management, staying crime free, job preparation, interviewing, resume writing, and many other issues. A staff member with 30 years experience with the criminal justice system provides support for students dealing with a criminal history and works as a contact between local drug and alcohol resources. Fiscal Capacity Since it opened in 1995, Taller San Jose has demonstrated clarity of vision and credibility in the community for dealing with hard -to -reach young adults. The program has been funded by 27 different foundations and over 1,500 individual donors. Accountability requirements and administrative measures have been developed to handle reporting requirements and tracking systems for all income and expenses including grants received by Taller San Jose for program purposes. Accounting software allows each grant award to be assigned a cost center code which tracks income and expenses related to each grant. Monthly reports are generated alerting staff to upcoming report deadlines. In addition, each year Taller San Jose undergoes an independent audit of its fiscal systems, inventory tracking, and funding management. Sub - Contracting: Taller San Jose is not an island. Located in the geographic center of Santa Ana, the program interacts with numerous educational and social service organizations to accomplish its goals. Taller San Jose views its role as a strong advocate for the unseen and underserved out -of- school youth in Santa Ana. The program acts as a powerful broker in the community — recruiting students who are least likely to return to education or training and providing a support system for these young people, mentoring them into productive adulthood. Taller San Jose addresses the needs of out -of- school youth (18 -28) with the collaboration of the following partners: 12