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<br />Th~ Santa Ana Workforc~ Investment Bo:urd/Youth Council <br />The Youth Service Provider Network lRFP 2005/2006 <br />Orange Count)' Children's Tberapeutiie Arts Center <br /> <br />MaiJII Purpose of Program <br />W'ha1 is the organization's Mission Statement? <br />The Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center (OCTAl':,') utilizes the arts as a vehicle to heal <br />and empower at-risk youth and children with special needs from culturally diverse backgrounds of <br />limited resources. OCC1' AC provides youth with access to the w.rts, literacy and technology training to <br />enhamce their self-esteem, accelerate student learning, building jL"adership skills, and divert youth from <br />negar:ive activity and influences to positive experiences that can nring about positive changes in their <br />life, <!lIld further their education and training. <br /> <br />lndieate what"V\'ill the program accomplish, <br />OCC1'AC participants will learn artistic, technology, literacy anld mentoring skills that will help them <br />acquru-ejob skills. Most importantly, this program will empowe::- youth by enhancing their self-esteem, <br />teact responsibility, leadership, and accelerate their learning skiills. <br /> <br />\Vha; is the length of the program? I Year <br /> <br />How often will the WIA participant need to attend the pl'og'''am~' (daily/weekly/monthly) <br />W eekJy: three days per week. <br /> <br />Wh;ll is the frequency of staff interaction with \YIA particin,antO OCC1'AC staffwill interact with <br />parllt:oipants every day/week they attend the program via indivichual and small group instruction. <br /> <br />Goah< i Obiectives and Performance Levels <br />11 0"" many WIA youth will the program serve this year? 50 participants <br />Whkh WIA program element will you offer? Our program weill address the following WIA elements <br />stated previously: 1,3,4,6, and 8. (See pages 1. and 2). <br /> <br />H"" will sen'ice(s) be deemed necessary? All interested youth, from in-school or out-school set1ings <br />that CITe deficient in basic skills, have consistently failed in tradinionallearning environments, and/or <br />are oterested in the field of arts or technology can qualify for th", program. <br /> <br />HI>" will recruitment be coordinated with program activiri"" ': OCC1'AC will coordinate efforts <br />,,'jtl: ,he SA1JSD .and the County of Orange to recruit and refer 'c\01ential \VIA participants to the Santa <br />An2 W/O!RfK Center for eligibility determination. Once stude'l1ls have registered with OCCTAC, a <br />rroccoss of evaluation and student intcrviews will take place irrumediately to determine tilC individual <br />rru~'ammatic needs of each youth involved in our programs. <br /> <br />Ii"", will currcnt ,,'1'\ ice, nllT( thc nccds of the W'IA pcrfo,"m<lncc standards'! <br />tipe..: entering our program. each youth will be assessed in oro",' to dctemline the basic skill goals! <br />ODJectives for each individual participant. These performance ~[)als will be monitored continuously to <br />cnSCTC success. participants wil1 also be trained to be education,a1 mentors and paid a regular stipend to <br />mcn:m younger children when they have acquired the educatiomaJ and mentoring skills. <br /> <br />\\ iI tbc participant rccciH' a certificate of completion or ac:'omplishment for participation') Yes' <br /> <br />He" will continuous improvement he conducted? <br />Part:.cipants progress will be monitored on a regular basis via cnterion-referenced assessments that <br />me",-cure students academic development of basic skills, and thr<nugh one-on one structured mentoring <br />to ec::;ure success. <br />