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<br />Orange County Conservation Corps <br />Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board <br />Request for proposal <br />The Youth Service Provider Network <br />PY 2007/2008 <br /> <br />the accc. Once OCCC corpsmembers become stable and are able to maintain <br />employment and education at the OCCC they can then focus on furthering their <br />education, improving their work skills, and seeking better employment post-corps. <br /> <br />With this philosophy the OCCC program will accomplish the following: <br />. Provide jobs for 20 Santa Ana youth as they are hired by the OCCC to complete <br />OCCC work projects; <br />. Meet/exceed the WIA outcomes for entered employment, retention rate, <br />earnings gain, credential attainment, and skill attainment as outlined above in <br />the RFP; <br />. Youth who are unemployed and out of school will become employed by the <br />OCCC and enrolled in the OCCC Charter School to earn their high school <br />diploma; <br />. Provide "soft and hard" occupational skills training needed to complete OCCC <br />work projects (i.e. landscaping, construction, recycling); <br />. Corpsmembers will lean to apply these "soft and hard" skills training to other <br />work and school opportunities post-OCCC; <br />. Provide multiple work and educational experiences that will allow corpsmembers <br />to seek a variety of career and educational choices and opportunities post- <br />OCCC; <br />. Provide paid work experience, trainings, and certificates to develop and/or <br />improve their resumes for future employment; <br />. Develop and maintain a portfolio that highlights their work/school/credential <br />accomplishments to use in seeking employment post-OCCC; <br />. Corpsmembers will complete high school credits to earn a high school diploma <br />through the OCCC Charter School; <br />. Corpsmembers will improve basic skills and improve at least at least two grade <br />levels on a standardized tests (TABE tests); <br />. Corpsmembers will practice and prepare to pass the CA High School Exit Exam; <br />. Corpsmembers may earn scholarships for post-secondary instruction; <br />. Corpsmembers will develop leadership skills through various crew based and <br />individual trainings; <br />. Corpsmembers will transition successfully from the OCCC into employment <br />and/or post-secondary instruction; <br />. Corpsmembers will complete work projects that benefit our local communities <br />and instill a sense of community service and pride in their communities. <br /> <br />What is the lenqth of the proqram? <br />The OCCC is an open entry, open exit program. Therefore youth may be recruited and <br />enter the program at any time. Youth may exit the program at anytime based on <br />individual needs, accomplishments, and abilities. Youth may work for the OCCC for a <br />maximum of 24 months as long as they receive satisfactory work/school evaluations <br />and are making progress towards completing individual work and education goals. <br /> <br />All program components are ongoing and available on a year round basis. Specialized <br />trainings and workshops are offered quarterly. Therefore a youth who stays with the <br /> <br />Page 8 of 23 <br />