ORANGE COUNTY CONSERVATION CORPS - 2008

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Orange County Conservation Corps Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board Request for Proposal The Youth Service Provider Network PY 2008/2009 This population will most benefit from the OCCC's program design that combines work and school in a structured, supervised, forty-two (42) hour work/school week. The OCCC recruits and serves the neediest youth population that the Santa Ana Youth Council is committed to serving as identified by the DOL/ETA New Strategic Vision for the Delivery of Youth Services Under the Workforce Investment Act (RFP pages 9-10); out-of-school youth who are primarily high school dropouts, youth who are or have been homeless and/or runaways, in foster care, are court involved, migrant youth and had incarcerated parents. The most recent statistics maintained by the OCCC provided the following information: • Average age of those completing the survey was 20.6 years • 60% had not completed high school at the time of entry • 25% live in Santa Ana • 29% are parents • 14% are or have been in foster care • 31% are or have been gang affiliated • 57% are or have been court involved • 60% have been incarcerated • 60% are or have been on probation/parole • 18% were homeless at time of entry • 9% are migrant youth • 22% had incarcerated parents during childhood years (before 18 years old) Indicate how many participants to be served For PY 2008-09, the OCCC will serve 22 Santa Ana WIA eligible youth as follows: • 6 youth currently being served will be carried in from PY 2007-08, • 16 youth will be enrolled during the 12 month contract period for this RFP, July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009. Describe how this program fits in with programs currently being offered by your apency. As mentioned above, the OCCC has incorporated a variety of best practices from various state and national models for youth and workforce development to serve this population. OCCC's basic program design has been in place since 1995. The OCCC has expanded and enhanced its WIA program services since the inception of WIA funding in 1998. The OCCC's program design provides comprehensive and coordinated activities to at risk youth to meet and exceed planned expected outcomes in literacy and numeracy gains, attainment of a degree or certificate and placement in emp{oyment or post-secondary education. Participants will have an opportunity to receive class room tutoring to improve basic reading and math skill levels if found to be basic skills deficient. Participants without a high school diploma will be enrolled into the OCCC John Muir Charter School to obtain their high school diploma. Page 3 of 24