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• Received 1,384 requests for respite care, matching 87% with respite providers. • Coordinated almost 75,000 hours of care for 276 children. Orangewood Children's Home The Foundation provides financial support, activities and mentoring for abused and neglected children placed at Orange County's emergency shelter. • Provided $551,500 toward the construction of a nursery and the renovation of two cottages and over $87,800 in other support and supplies. • Held 24 special events and activities for the children through the PALS auxiliary. Community Programs An array of services, offered in partnership with Orange County Social Services Agency, the Children & Families Commission of Orange County, foundations, hospitals & other community -based organizations, for at -risk families and their children to prevent abuse before it starts. • Provided support services to more than 8,444 children and their families at 14 Family Resource Centers through Families and Communities Together (FaCT) funding. • Provided 3,407 young children with health assessments and links to health insurance, immunizations and primary care medical providers, through the ProjectConnections.FRC Health Access program. • Provided over 338 clients with 56 quality trainings and over 550 hours of individual client assessment and support through CONNECT, focusing on strengthening organizational practices and individual leadership skills. B. Experience 1. Briefly outline all youth programs that your agency has operated during the last 2 years. • Children's Trust Fund: Provides financial assistance for higher education and special needs such as summer camp, sports programs and counseling. • Guardian Scholars: In collaboration with local educational institutions, this program provides scholarships and on -campus support including academic advisement, housing, job assistance, tutoring, financial aid, and mentoring to help former foster youth navigate the personal and academic challenges of university, community college, or trade school. • Rising Tide Communities: This collaborative transitional housing program offers subsidized apartment living personal development activities, a mentor, job placement and school assistance to prepare foster youth for a successful transition towards independence. • Peer Mentor Program: Young adults, once part of the dependency system and now working or enrolled in college, work to help teens in the foster care system find their way to success. • Foster Youth Liaison Project: Peer mentors provide one on one case management to foster youth to assist them with occupational development and preparation for the labor force. • Youth Advocate Program: Peer mentors provide support to foster youth at Emancipation Planning Conferences and Team Decision Making meetings to ensure the youth's voice is heard and their interests are considered in decision that will affect their life. Youth advocates also participate in community meetings and trainings representing the foster youth perspective. OCF/Foster Youth Liaison Project 12