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 they will be enrolled in the OCCC transition class to explore future employment, career and educational opportunities. This class will allow participants to advance into post-secondary training and/orhigher-earning employment. The OCCC will provide follow-up services to ensure participants are working towards higher employment earnings and employment retention. Describe the basic aroaram approach (workshop/classroom/in the communityl. The OCCC is a transitional work/school program that combines work and school daily, in a structured, supervised 42-hour per week program. OCCC corpsmembers are normally scheduled to work for 32 paid hours per week and attend 10 hours of education (unpaid) each week. corpsmembers work 8 hours (paid) per day Monday through Thursday. They attend education (unpaid) for one and a half (1%) hours after work Monday through Thursday and for four (4) hours on Friday. The OCCC uses a variety of approaches to effectively deliver its program components and meet the various learning styles of its corpsmembers. Services for out-of-school youth, who generally dropped out of school, must be varied and interesting in order to engage them in the program. Therefore activities must be planned that are not just classroom based, but incorporate a variety of venues and methods to ensure training and instruction is interesting and most important applicable to their needs. The OCCC integrates field training with classroom instruction to connect academic skills with occupational skills. Instruction, both academic and occupational, is designed and delivered knowing that most corpsmembers' basic academic skills are below the 8th grade level. Instruction maybe classroom based; field based, on-line, individual, small/large group, crew based, using demonstrations, lectures, packets, guest speakers, and individual research. The OCCC uses the following approaches: • In the community: OCCC work projects; educational field trips; work related field trainings; participation in community events and youth oriented groups, meetings, and events to instill a sense of community service and pride; • Classroom: OCCC charter high school; new Corpsmember orientation, vocational and occupational skills training; life skills, pre-employment skills, etc; • Workshops: specialized trainings (CPR/First Aid, Forklift, Chainsaw certification, etc.); safety demonstrations, leadership development, support services and educational topics (health, substance abuse, financial literacy, etc.). Describe how you will conduct outreach and recruitment. Include how enrollment coals will be met by the second quarter of the contract. The OCCC recruitment plan is as follows: Month: 1ul- Sep 07 Oct-Dec 07 Jan-Mar OS Apr-Jun 08 Totals Enrollments: 6 7 3 0 16 Page 5 of 24