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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 />long as they receive satisfactory work/school evaluations and are making progress towards <br />completing individual work and education goals. <br />All program components are ongoing and available on a year round basis. Specialized trainings <br />and workshops are offered at least quarterly. Therefore a youth who stays with the OCCC for <br />six months will be able to participate in the full array of services and programs offered by the <br />OCCC. <br />How often will the WIA participant need to attend the proaram (daily/weekly/monthly)? <br />WIA participants will attend the program daily, five days a week. All OCCC Corpsmember, <br />including WIA participants, are scheduled for 42 hours of work/school each week; 32 hours of <br />paid work experience and 10 hours unpaid of education/class time. <br />Corpsmembers are scheduled to work 8 hours per day Monday through Thursday. OCCC <br />charter school classes are scheduled daily for one and a half (1%) hours after work Monday <br />through Thursday and for four (4) hours on Friday. Week-end or evening activities and events <br />are scheduled as needed. These activities or events offer opportunities to volunteer and/or <br />work in the community. <br />What is the freauency of staff interaction with the participant? <br />Various OCCC staff members meet daily with corpsmembers to deliver OCCC program <br />components. Corpsmembers are assigned to work in a crew which is supervised by an OCCC <br />Crew Supervisor. The OCCC Crew Supervisor works Monday-Thursday with corpsmembers to <br />complete assigned work projects. OCCC charter school teachers also interact with <br />corpsmembers on a daily basis as they attend class five days a week, Monday-Friday. Week- <br />end work/school activities are scheduled as needed and appropriate. The OCCC Program <br />Specialist (case manager) meets weekly if not daily to monitor progress towards the <br />corpsmembers Individual Service Strategy, and other work/school/personal issues that may <br />arise. Other OCCC staff or interns meet with corpsmembers as needed for specialized trainings, <br />workshops, or individualized follow up regarding work/school/personal issues that may arise. <br />Will other non WIA aaency staff be providina elements of the proaram? <br />Other organizations such as social services, counseling centers, probation/parole, etc., may be <br />providing outside support services as in-kind support for this proposal. Many corpsmembers <br />may come to OCCC already involved is such services while others may be referred. The OCCC <br />highly believes in the All Youth, One System Concept which allows the OCCC to network with <br />many outside entities to ensure all corpsmembers are linked to a variety of support services in <br />the community. <br />What services will be offered after vouch exits the proaram? <br />Corpsmembers are welcome to obtain services from the OCCC after they separate from the <br />program as needed. This includes: <br />Page 9 of 24 <br />