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<br />PROGRAM NARRATIVE <br />FEDERAL EMPOWERMENT ZONE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM <br /> <br />The Santa Ana WORK Center will provide paid work experience opportunity for 300 in- <br />school and out-of-school Empowennent Zone youth. The youth will be recruited from <br />middlelhigh schools and community centers located in the Zone. Recruitment will target <br />14-21 year olds who reside or go to school with the boundaries of the Empowennent <br />Zone; have the proper documentation to work; have little or no previous work experience <br />or are currently residing in foster care or a group home. <br /> <br />Upon eligibility detennination, each youth will receive a program orientation and an <br />objective assessment to review academic and occupational skill levels. The youth will <br />meet with a Youth Counselor and develop an Individual Strategy Plan (ISP) based on the <br />assessment and support service needs. The ¡SP will be used to assign each youth a work <br />experience work-site where they will work 20 hours a week at $7.00 per hour for up to <br />seven weeks. Work-sites will be at government, private business, non-profit and for- <br />profit organizations. Support services will also be available to youth as needed. Such <br />services offered will include bus passes, childcare payments, work boots and pre- <br />employment and post-employment medical screening. <br /> <br />During the seven-week program all youth will be required to attend a One Stop <br />Orientation workshop where they will receive infonnation regarding all services provided <br />by the Santa Ana Work Center and its satellites. A mandatory Employment Readiness & <br />Life Skills Workshop will be provided to all youth enrolled. The workshop will include <br />instruction and infonnation on career choices, job search, interview techniques, resume <br />preparation, job retention, child labor laws, post-secondary education, and life skills. <br /> <br />EXHIBIT A <br />