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<br />Orange County Conservation Corps and \'outhbuild <br />Santa An;j Workforce Investment 80ard <br />Request klr Proposal <br />The Y Duth Service Provider Network <br />PY 1005/2006 <br />experience with incorporating parents into our program. Unfortunately, most parents of <br />occe corpsmembers either do not have the time or have the desire 10 be involved \vith <br />the program The acce does schedule events throughout the year to involve family <br />members, be it their parents, their wives/girlfriends, husbands.fboyfriends, and/or children <br />to promote s sense of family and community into our program. Corpsmember success at <br />the acee often reunites the corpsmember with their parent(s) as corpsmembers become <br />more responsible, stable, and self-sufficient adults. <br /> <br />WhaT /s ]lour success based 011? <br />The OCCe's success is based on using two program models that provide a <br />comprehensive set of services and understands that youth and workforce development for <br />the neediest youth takes time and multiple resources. A program that allows youth to <br />have the time and support to develDp hDlistically Dn a professiDnal, educatiDnal, and <br />persona] level. Understanding that YDU can not serve the neediest youth without <br />addressing the multiple persDnal/family issues they have alDng with the lack of education, <br />work skills, wDrk ethic, and wDrk experience. As mentioned earlier, OCCC's success is <br />based on having a program that recognizes that the neediest youth have not learned to <br />work or go tD school successfully and need time to becDme stable in their personal lives <br />before they can fDcus on advanced training, post-secondary instruction, and maintaining <br />employment <br /> <br />Lisl positions and qualifications of staff assizned to this proiecr, <br />The OCCC has several years experience in administering multiple contracts/grants, <br />including WIA contracts. The OCCC does not rely sDlely on WIA funding, The OCCC <br />has administered federal/state/and lDca] contracts and grants, a few of the most recent <br />being a $400,000 HUD/y outhbuild grant, multiple California Department Df <br />CDnservation, DivisiDn of Recycling grants exceeding $1 M each fDr the last three years, <br />and multiple Santa Ana W1A and Orange CDunty WIA cDntracts. The OCCC currently <br />has 30 staff and needs to employ 80 corpsmembers each day to fulfill current work <br />projects. Several staff will be invDlved in providing services fDr this project, some in-kind <br />(Teachers, Transition Specialist, Training SupervisDr). Severa! OCCC staff are fDrmer <br />coqJsmemhers who are valuable role models and mentors to cDqJsmembers. <br /> <br />FollDwing are the staff with primary responsibility for providing services: <br />. Rick Stroup, Executive DirectDr: MS EducatiDn; 30 years experience working <br />with youth in various settings; 10 years with the OCCC the last 8 as Executive <br />Director. <br /> <br />. Roberta Smith, Finance Manager: BA Accounting, BS Business Administration; <br />40 years finance experience with both nDnprofit and for- profit organizations, 6 <br />years with the OCCc. <br /> <br />. JDsh Volp, Program Director; HS Diploma/college credits; 6 years experience at <br />the OCCC in variDus management positions and grant/cDntract administration. <br /> <br />Page 20 of 22 <br />