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 1. One-on-one follow up; monthly contact to monitor, update, and revise 12- month plan as needed; 2. One-on-one employment search and support; 3. One-on-one case management and support services Describe how collaborations/partnerships will enhance pro4ram services and outcomes. The OCCC is affiliated with the John Muir Charter School. OCCC corpsmembers who do not have a high school diploma are enrolled in the OCCC on-site John Muir Charter School to acquire credits and meet other requirements to earn their high school diploma. In addition, the OCCC works closely with other community partners to provide a holistic approach to youth development. For example, the OCCC collaboration with the Orange County Probation Department provides a referral mechanism whereby youth transitioning from incarceration can more easily access the services offered by the OCCC. Additionally, a member of the Probation Department sits on the Board of the OCCC. Furthermore, membership in the Youth Councils, such as the Santa Ana Youth Council, provides an opportunity to network with other youth service providers and expand opportunities to serve corpsmembers through cross-referrals. Describe how the participant flow will occur. Please refer to "Describe the overall services that will be mode available to the WIA participant" (page 15) above and the "corpsmember Flow Chart" provided as an attachment to the proposal. Both of these describe how participant flow will occur. Generally there are 4 phases to OCCC's program and the corpsmember flow normally is: • Work/school: corpsmembers spend the majority of their time working and going to school. This may last from 3 months to 24 months depending on the number of high school credits needed for graduation. • Life Skills/Transition: Once corpsmembers earn their high school diploma or if they have a diploma at the time of hire they enter the Life Skills and Transition phase of the OCCC. corpsmembers normally spend 3-6 months completing a variety of activities designed to help them become self sufficient, find employment and/or enroll in post- secondary instruction. • Program Completion: Once all program components have been completed, the corpsmember has 60 days to exit the program into work and/or school with help and support from staff. This time maybe extended based on individual needs. • Follow-up: Minimum of 12 months follow up support from staff to remain employed and stay in school; contact at least monthly if not more frequent to monitor and revise 12 month follow up plan; Not all corpsmembers complete all four phases as some choose to leave for a job or school and enter the follow-up phase as soon as they earn their high school diploma. All corpsmembers, regardless of their reason for leaving the OCCC, are included in the 12 month follow up phase and have access to OCCC staff and resources (computer lab, fax, voicemail) for maintaining Page 17 of 24