ORANGE COUNTY CHILDREN’S THERAPEUTIC ARTS CENTER 13

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During the first two months of the program, all WIA participants will be required to attend a minimum of 5 hours per week, and meet individually with each team member (case manager, literacyfinath instructor, arts/technology mentor, and career counselor) in order to collaboratively detennine their needs (academic, educational and career goals), and identify their job training interests, and placement site. Please see Table 3. The case manager will develop a weekly schedule with each participant to fulfill their minimum requirements during the first two months. During months 3 — 8, WIA participants will start their "hands-on" job training opportunities while they continue to meet with our key staff (weekly and/or monthly) to fulfill their education and career training goals. Participants will be placed in the in one of six OCCTAC programs/job training placements at our Center or community sites: 1) OCCTAC Early Start Program, 2) OCCTAC Preschool Program, 3) OCCTAC After -School Arts Program, 4) OCCTAC Learning Academy Program, 5) OCCTAC Media Lab and 6) OCCTAC Office/reception. Please see Table 3. During this period of time, all WIA participants will be employed and receive $8.00 per hour, and encouraged to work up to 10 hours per week. Participants will also be expected to continue the tutoring and other support services they are receiving at the Center while they engage in work experience. During the last 4 months of the program, WIA participants will slowly transition out of work experiences at the center, and into other job interviews and opportunities in the community. During this last period the case manager will work closely with the SAUSD TPP job developer to help find youth a job in the community. 7. Describe how you will conduct outreach and recruitment. Include how enrollment goals will be met by the second quarter of the contract. S. Describe collaborations/ partnerships that will assist in recruitment. OCCTAC has entered into a strong partnership with the Santa Ana Unified School District, Transition Partnership Project (TPP) to serve youth with disabilities exiting high school. (See letter of support). In collaboration with the SAUSD Transition Partnership Project, we will ensure that our enrollment goals will be met by the second quarter of the contract. OCCTAC staff and SAUSD TPP staff will meet on a regular basis to discuss potential candidates. SAUSD staff will refer mild -moderate students with special needs to our program after they have exited high school, but lack the necessary skills to successfully transition in the labor force and need further education and training. Most of the participants referred will be high functioning special needs youth, including specific learning disabilities, autism, health impairments and others. OCCTAC will provide participants further educational skills and job training, paid work experience, mentoring, tutoring; counseling, leadership opportunities, and support services. In addition, over the past 8 years, OCCTAC has established other partnerships with key agencies in our community, including the County of Orange (Social Services), the Regional Center, the Santa Ana College and several family resource centers. These partnering agencies have referred participants to OCCTAC in the past, as well as provided additional services to our participants, such as: support groups, parenting, leadership adult classes (including ESL, technology, and parenting), and others. These partnerships have been essential for the development and expansion of the services that we provide our community. Finally, during the last two years, OCCTAC has also partnered with Project Rytmo to provide music technology and co -enroll participants in our respective programs, and the Santa Ana Work Center for support services. OCCTAC will continue to build on these new and old partnerships to ensure that our enrollment goals are met, as well as to expand the level of services we provide to all of our WIA participants! c