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College/Career Transition Program 1 ACCESS Safe School fc Sup1o11 Sen'ices Santa .4na woficfcnec linestmew Bowd'Youth Council Transition Program has been sustained and expanded to other regions of Orange County. In addition to the Transition Program, Safe Schools has offered a variety of other programs for Santa Ana youth. These programs include: 1) offering school -based mental health services since 1999: ?) offering connprehensive health education and teen pregnancy prevention services since 2000: 3) inviting Santa Ana ACCESS students to participate in the Annual Sumner at The Center performing arts program since '001: 4) offering an After School Program for 5 Santa Ana ACCESS sites since 2001. 5) offering a year-round Intramural Sports Program since 2001; and 6) offering a research -based alcohol, tobacco. and other drug prevention curriculum since 1004. D. What kind of impact has .vour services made to the Mouth in the cornniunity? From ?004- 2007. the Coll ege%Career Transition Program served Santa Ana ACCESS students aged 15 to 18 years old. The transition services included: individual case management of college bound students or those seeking employment. college/university campus fieldtrips. financial aid assistance. and job placement. This program was highly effective at serving high -risk populations such as low-income students (8"1O of current caseload). teen parents (14%). youth on probation (101/0). and students with learning disabilities (6%). Vdith few family members or peers modeling appropriate behavior. these students would have other��ise been unprepared for todav's workforce. Highlights from year one of Santa Asia transition sen'ices included: 1) more than 80 referrals were submitted. -';9 of which received transition services. and ? students remained on a wait list to meet with the Transition Specialist: ?) 8 3 ° 0 of students referred to the Transition Specialist seeking job placement began employment; 3) More than 200 students attended career fieldtrips and college campus tours: 4) 20 student enrolled in college and 2 in trade school. In ?00 the College'Career Transition Program expanded to -,erne all areas of Orange County. impacting over 800 students each year. Although the program «vas expanded, the number of staff providing services did not. leaving only one Transition Specialist to serve nearly 30 ACCESS schools from as far north as La Habra to as far south as Costa Mesa. Although program success continues. its efficiency is limited by the amount of travel time and hi�ar number of students in immediate need for services. All Safe Schools program evaluations have shown an increase in attendance. increase in hope for the future. increase in credits earned toward graduation. impro��ements in school behavior and classroom management. and an increase in school connectedness. BN addressing all aspects of the students' lives. as each of these programs do, it increases their level of success in and out of school. B. Experience 1. Briefhv outline all Youth programs that your agency has operated during the last 2 years. Safe Schools «gas created to provide supplemental programs and support services to ACCESS school sites. In the past two years. Safe Schools has operated numerous federal and private rants and implemented school programs in the areas of youth development. after school programs. health education and pregnancy prevention. college,%career transitioning. performing arts, gang preventioiniintervention. mental health counseling services. intern training. and drug'alcohol prevention. Safe Schools has an excellent history of successful grant implementation. reporting. and reaching performance goals. 2. ff"hat kind of experience do �lou have in incorporating parents, Mouth and errrployers into your programs? In the past decade. Safe Schools has operated numerous federal and private