O.C. CHILDREN'S THERAPEUTIC ARTS CENTER 7 - 2006

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Exhibi t A 1 ttl... :--';.HU:':I An03 \\ un..Jurcc In\'cstmcnt HO;4::rd~"\ oult. LounCB Thl' Youth Sl'rvicl' Provider Network IRFP 2U05/2006 Orangl' Coun~ Children's Therapeunil' Arts Center PROPOSAL NARRATIVE Abolllt the Program ExcC'.utivl' Summary TIle Orange county Children's Therapeutic /vts Center (OCCTAC) will recruit and serve a total of 50 (25) lln.School,and (25) Out-of-School Santa Ana at-risk and diSiabled youth between the ages of 14-18 yrs. eligible to qualify for WIA Title 1 B YOUtll services. OCCTO\C will collaborate with the Santa Ana Unified School District and the County of Orange to recruit and rrefer potential WIA participants to the San12 Ana W/O/R!K Center for eligibility dete;mination through, the offices of Pupil Services, Student DisciJ,piine Services, and the Pupil Placement Committee froID referrals to alternative schools and/or programs. OCCT AC will address the following WIA elements s;tated on page 6 of the proposal applli:;ation: 1,3,4,6, and 8. WIA participants will engage in aruintegrated program that offers students a strong artistic, literacy, and technology program thart will empower youth by enhancing their self-esteem, teach responsibility, technical and mentoring: skills, and accelerate their learning. Students will train 3 days per week during after-school hours, amdlor weekends. two hours per day durilf"g a period of one year. WIA participants will receive a miillimum of 1 hr. of basic skills (structured one-one one literacy tutoring and small group instruc:llion) each day they attend the progDlID. and I hour of artistic andlor technology training. After ca period of 6 months of training, all VilA participants will be provided an opportunity to transition inrto a "mentoringjob". OCCTAC will train :and supervise WIA participants into paidlunpaid positions (Contingent upon participants' literacy develtopment, and performance levels as stated in ilieir individual! educational plans. Which WIA population will the program recruit and ser\e~ OCCTAC will recruit and serve In-School and Out-of-School Samta Ana at-risk and disabled youth between the ages of 14-18 yrs., from limited educational and firuuncial resources, history of academic probltems, suspended or expelled, and living in "high risk" areas in Santa Ana; as well.as other eligibility criteria to qualify for \VIA Title I B youth services. Indicate how many participants to be served Our progran1 proposes to serve approximately 50 participants: T'wenty-five Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) students enrolled in Alternative School piogranns, and twenty-five Santa Ana students that have been expulsed from the district andlor parents have requested Altemative County programs. Desc::-ibe your recruitment plan. OCCTAC will collaborate with the Santa Ana L'nitled School D,istrict and the County of Orange to recrw]\ and refer potential WIA participants to the Santa Ana W I(;)IR!K Center for eligibility dete:=ination. OCCT AC will work with the SAUSD'S Director of Pupil Services. ilie Office of Student Discipline Services, and ilie Pupil Placement Commine", to recruit in-school youth from ahemative schools. as well as youth to be expulsed by ilie pupillPlacement Committee, and placed in Out-<:,[ School programs. In addition, because of our strong partmership with ilie Department of Speci;al Education. OCCT AC can also recruit students with learming disabilities at iliese sites. The recruiitment process will also include providing information (,-ia hrochures. fivers) to school admz:."istrators. parents, and prospective students in the commul1lity orSanta Ana to encourage parndpation in our afier-school program.