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Main Purpose of Program Taller San Jose (St. Joseph's Workshop) has one focused mIssion - to provide continuing education and job-training to young adults (J 8-28) who seek a productive and se({-reliant .filture. Sponsored by the SIsters of SI. Joseph of Orange, Taller San Jose (TSJ) was established in ] 995 in response to the hIgh rate of crime and gang violence among Santa Ana's youth and the lack of resources available to youth who had eIther dropped out of school or been incarcerated. Young people in Santa Ana. who have not completed high school, who have no defined job skills, and who have c1'1minal records face a number of significant obstacles. TSJ addresses these barriers tlu'ough intensive classroom instructIon, hands-on training, and effective adult mentoring to reduce balTiers to employment or academic achievement. TS] is a highly focused, goal-oriented program that challenges its students to build a foundation for future sustainability. Through its intensive job-training efforts in construction, inforn1ation teclmology and medical careers. youth acquire essential hands-on skills while learning how to adhere to basic employ~nent principles such as: showing up on-time and as scheduled, working as a team member to complete assignments, keeping work areas clean, safely using all tools and equipment, and properly filling out time cards. The goal is to assist youth to become economically self-sufficient in a relatively short period of time through intensive hands-on job training coupled with employability and social development. Job-training at TSJ takes place over a 15 to 22 week period depending on the program. During their job-training, youth participate in work related training four days a week and are provided opportunities for completing a high school diploma, tutoring, and extra work hours one additional day each week. Par1icipants in the program are paid $7.00 per hour and receive certification upon completion of the program. Youth are required to meet the following qualifications to participate in training: . Between the ages of 18-28 years of age . Right to work documents . Ability read English at a 6th grade level (technology program on(v) . Pass a pre-hire drug screen There are 14 full-time and two part-tane staff members available to youth enrolled at TSJ. Staff members work with each youth on a daily basis to provide supp0l1 services, instruction, and l11entoring . Goals/Objectives and Peljormance Levels The primary purpose ofTSJ is to provide a means of self-reliance to out-of-school youth through structured on the job training and work experience. Over the course of the next year, TSJ will recmit 20 youth. This will be accomplished tlu'ough active recruitment efforts, interviewing, assessment, and effective job-training. Like many other community-based organizations, TSJ actively recruits students tlu'ough continuous community outreach. Our records show that 65% of all students are refened by either current or past participants ofTSJ programs. Refenals to 2