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<br />Program Description <br />Dcscribe the overall services that will be made available to the WIA participant. <br />The Foster Youth Liaison Project will provide universal services onsite at the <br />Orangewood Resource Center. All foster/emancipated youth will receive universal <br />services such as mtemet access to employment and training information, job leads, and <br />infonnation on supportive services and other WlA funded programs, Four peer mentors <br />will be dedicated to this project. The primary focus of the peer mentor is to provide <br />support to the Orangewood Children's Foundation staff and to work with youth as they <br />request employment related information at the resource center. The peer mentors will <br />identify W lA eligible youth that request and require additional intensive case management <br />services. The ratio of participant to peer mentor is 5:1. With a focus on intensive case <br />management for a population of youth that have multiple barriers, a total of 4 peer <br />mentors will be hired for this project. The peer mentors will assess and develop an <br />Individual Service Strategy (lSS) Plan for each emolled participant. The Foster Youth <br />Liaison Project will provide pre-employment services and supportive services. For those <br />youth who are assessed to be basic skills deficient, an individualized tutoring program will <br />be developed. Participants may receive tutoring services through their peer mentor or <br />through another community base or educational entity. <br /> <br />Describe how collaborations/partnerships will enhance program services and outcomes. <br />OCF highly values collaborations and partnerships and has established a strong netvvork <br />of support in our 25 year history. Working with other people and agencies is necessary to <br />meet the vast needs of our clientele. Although we have expertise and resources in certain <br />areas, we rely on other's strengths to provide knowledge and services that are beyond our <br />capabilities or functions. Weare also able to provide many intemal resources such as <br />tuition for higher education, support to high school students preparing for hIgher <br />education, adult mentoring, housing, independent living skills training, etc. <br /> <br />By partiCIpating at the Youth Council meetings, YSPN meetings, meetings with Social <br />Services and foster parent meetings we plan to utilize these and other opportunities for <br />outreach and recruitment. Furthermore, we realize there may be opportunities for our <br />clients to participate in programs offered by other YSPN providers. For example, one of <br />our 2006 Foster Youth Liaison Project participants was enrolled with Taller San Jose and <br />successfully graduated from their program. <br /> <br />OCF's partnerships with other agencies, educational institutions, employers, internal <br />programs and our youth are important for participant success and we will leverage those <br />resources as needed. <br /> <br />Describe how the participant flow will occur. <br />Services Location.1 <br /> <br />Delivery Method <br />And Timeline <br /> <br />Responsible <br />Partner <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />. Orangewood Resource <br />Center <br /> <br />. Presentations & Mailings <br />. Distribution of marketing materia] <br />I. One on one onentations at ORC <br />, <br />Timc1ine: Ongoing, aggressive from <br />711/07 - ]2/3 ]/07 <br />. Intemet Base Service Information <br />. Job Bank <br /> <br />'. Peer Mentors <br />. Orangewood <br />Staff <br />. YSPl\ Providers <br /> <br />Outreaclc & <br />Recruitment <br /> <br />.. Orangewood Resource <br />Center (ORC) <br />. YSPN sites <br />. Social ServIce sites <br /> <br />Universal Access <br /> <br />Peer Mentors <br />