CALIFORNIA HISPANIC COMMISION ON ALCOCHOL & DRUG ABUSE 5 - 2006

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remain employed for a minimum of six months or more, and a minimum of 50 percent of the participants will have been employed, or placed in advanced training or be in postsecondary education AND will have received a credential/training certificate. The customer satisfaction outcomes will equal 70 percent or higher for both the youth and their employers. As mentioned, our goal is to serve 45 youth during the contract period. CHCADA's recruitment plan includes outreach services at community centers, contacts with local institutions including juvenile courts, Social Services, probation departments, church youth groups, etc. Our recruitment process is described in greater detail in Section I.C. Goals/Objectives and Performance Levels. LB. MAIN PURPOSE OF PROGRAM CHCADA's Mission Statement - The California Hispanic Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (CHCADA). Inc. is a private nonprofit organization that is charged with the primary miSSion of decreasing the prevalence and incidence of substance abuse among Latinos and other populations throughout California. CHCADA IS a community-oriented agency that is dedicated to finding new and innovative ways to empower California's Latino communities to grapple With risk factors that can lead to negative lifestyle choices. The purpose of FUERZAS UNIDAS is that of expanding the life opportunities for low-income, out-of-school youth in Santa Ana by simultaneously addressing the numerous risk factors that can prevent them from forming and maintaining a long-term relationship with the labor market. Through the use of comprehensive guidance and counseling (including drug and alcohol counseling), adult mentoring, supportive services, leadership development opportunities, tutoring, and employment readiness training, La Familia will "renorm" the youth regarding the labor market while simultaneously linking them to employment training, La Familia will also link the youth to jobs after the completion of their training. Our three-step overall approach is: 1) Counsel (to remove/overcome barriers); 2) train/educate and 3) employ, Upon completion of the FUERZAS UNIDAS program, if participants are not working, they will be in postsecondary education programs. Length/Frequency of Program and Staff Interaction - The accomplishments of the program will be directly measured by the degree to which each WIA goal is met. More specifically, La Familia's goal is that of ensuring that 70 percent or more of the youth are trained and placed in employment that pays $8.00 or more 10