ORANGE COUNTY YOUTH COMMISSION - 2008

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Orange Counn' youth Commission Santa .,Ina, California • 0.215 FTE Tutor • 0.125 FTE Tutor Assistant • 0.125 FTE Assistant Coach • 0.125 FTE Administrative Support • 0.125 FTE Employment Mentoring Program Administrator • 0.125 FTE. Life Skill Instructor MAIN PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM The goal of the Orange County Youth Commission is to develop after-school programs that effectively redirect at -risk inner city youth towards positive academic and career choices and career preparation. "At -risk" youth, as defined above, tend to display behaviors that catapult them into a life cycle of inadequate academic and/or job performance, that result in poverty and/or adult criminality. Our programs are designed to mitigate negative life choices and enhance positive life choices made by these at -risk youths. They are designed to provide options that incorporate academic strengthening with the potential for work preparation and experience. Academic support. The after-school boxing club program is designed to provide academic support, which is a precursor to job and career success, and incentives to Santa Ana inner city youth. Our after school boxing club is unique in that it serves as an incentive for Santa Ana inner city at -risk youth, to meet higher academic standards and it serves a tool to instruct these youth in necessary character development that will ensure academic and career success. This program will increase commitment to academic achievement, thus raise, maintain and exceed GPA of 2.0 and literacy and numeracy scores will increase. Most of our present boxing team members have raised their GPA from as low as 1.0 to 2.0 and higher. We have not only seen increase GPA level, but also discontinued gang activity.. appropriate attitude change, improved attendance and initiative. Employment Mentoring Program A new mentoring program geared to assist the older aged WI_A clients with employment preparation, job shadowing, employment on-site internships and goal setting will be added. Mr. David Fusch, a current boxing club mentor, will administrate the program, recruiting 7 adult mentors to commit to sharing their career, taking students on job shadowing experiences, internship opportunities, discussing life skills with the teens, helping them set personal goals and monitoring their progress towards meeting their short tenn employment goals. Should individual mentors not be in the position to provide the internship opportunity we will seek other employers to provide the internship experience. We provide stipends for the work experience or internship and or special services if books and other study materials are needed, uniforms or clothing, as well as bus passes. Club members each receive a Santa Ana Boxing Club sweat -shirt, which they appear to wear with pride. E'?