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Orange County Conservation Corps <br />Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board <br />Request for Proposal <br />The Youth Service Provider Network <br />PY 2008/2009 <br />The OCCC is affiliated with the John Muir Charter School, which is chartered and administered <br />by the Nevada County (CA) Superintendent of Schools. OCCC corpsmembers who do not have a <br />high school diploma are enrolled in the OCCC John Muir Charter School to acquire credits and <br />meet other requirements to earn their high school diploma. Those corpsmembers that have <br />their high school diploma at the time of hire, or those that earn their high school diploma while <br />working at the OCCC, are required to enroll in some form of post-secondary education; <br />community college, Regional Occupation Programs (ROP), or local trade schools to continue <br />their education. <br />The OCCC also offers support services to assist corpsmembers in overcoming the barriers they <br />have to maintaining their employment and achieving their educational goals. Support services <br />also ensure that they are able to obtain and maintain employment post-000C. The OCCC <br />primarily and serves the hardest to serve and neediest segment of our youth population <br />employs, the 18-25 year old high school dropout. OCCC serves those youth that fit the <br />description of "at-greater-risk" as defined by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency <br />Prevention. The OCCC is not a court mandated program. OCCC corpsmembers come to the <br />OCCC by choice because they need to work and want to earn their high school diploma. OCCC <br />corpsmembers may have been ex-offenders, affiliated with gangs, on probation or parole, <br />emancipated, recovering from drug or alcohol abuse, pregnant or parenting, or homeless. <br />Almost all are low-income, basic skills deficient, and have multiple barriers to employment <br />and/or furthering their education. <br />With a!I the services the OCCC offers, our cost-per-participant is understandably higher than <br />most programs. For the program year 2007-2008, the approved cost-per-participant is $9,614. <br />For this proposal, the cost-per-participant increases to $11,417, an 18% increase due to Cost of <br />Living Allowance (COLA), the first full-year of the California-mandated increase in minimum <br />wage (a 7% increase), and the impact of rising fuel prices on transportation costs. OCCC <br />Matching funds will more than double from $72,705 in PY 07-08 to $192,695 proposed for PY <br />OS-09. <br />As an open entry/exit transitional work and school program, corpsmembers may remain at the <br />OCCC for up to two years to earn...learn... and serve. This gives corpsmembers time to develop <br />the necessary skills to achieve the self esteem necessary to enter the workforce. The OCCC <br />provides an opportunity for corpsmembers to earn a living through paid work experience, learn <br />job skills and further their education, while they serve the public by completing work projects <br />that benefit our local communities. <br />Which WIA population will the proaram recruit and serve? <br />For PY 2008-09 the OCCC proposes to serve Out-of-School WIA eligible youth who are Santa <br />Ana residents with the legal right to work; are low-income; a high school dropout; or, a high <br />school graduate/GED recipient that is basic skills deficient, or is unemployed, or <br />underemployed. While Out-of-School youth maybe between the ages of 14-21, the OCCC will <br />recruit and serve younger and older Out-of-School youth primarily between the ages of 18-21. <br />Page 2 of 24 <br />