CALIFORNIA HISPANIC COMMISION ON ALCOCHOL & DRUG ABUSE 5 - 2006

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Exhibit A SECTION I: ABOUT THE PROGRAM I.A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Population and # of Participants - Both statewide and in the City of Santa Ana, low-income, minority youth have the highest rate of dropout, the highest probability of low-wage employment, and the greatest risk of an encounter with the criminal justice system. While such statements are applicable to all such youth, they are particularly descriptive of the status of older youth, ages 19 to 21, who are already out of school. In addition, the Santa Ana Youth Council has defined the following categories of youth as "requiring additional assistance" - youth with disabilities (as defined by SAUSD, recognized assessment tools and/or State Department of Rehabilitation); limited English proficiency; family history of long-term welfare dependency; emancipated youth; with gang affiliation; who are residents of a high crime area; lack significant work history; or who are court/agency referrals. CHCADA/La Familia proposes to serve 45 such youth. Approximately 100 percent of the services will be directed toward out-of- school, older youth who meet one or more of the eligibility criteria as outlined by the Eligible Youth Profile of the RFP (per Title I, Section 101, Item 13 of the WIA), including youth in the foster care system. The proposed comprehensive six-to-nine-month program, with an intensive 12-month follow-up, will directly address six of the ten WIA Elements - tutoring, leadership development (including community service), supportive services, adult mentoring, follow-up services, and comprehensive guidance and counseling, including A TOO counseling. In addition, a system of active collaboration with Taller San Jose, the Orange County Conservation Corps, Centennial Education Center, and various employers within the community, will provide the youth with referrals which will link them to the remaining four WIA elements - alternative secondary school services, summer employment, paid and unpaid work experience and occupational skills training. Planned Outcomes and Program Approach - As a consequence of their participation in La Familia's FUERZAS UNIDAS program, an intensive, Monday through Saturday, 8:00 am to 7:30 pm, highly structured program, participants will continue to meet or exceed the WIA Outcome Goals as well as the Department of Labor /Employment and Training Administration (DOUET A) "Common Measures." That is, at the end of one year, 70 percent or more of the youth shall have been placed in unsubsidized employment with an annual earnings gain of at least $3500; approximately 80 percent of the youth placed will 9