ORANGE COUNTY CONSERVATION CORPS (2) - 2009

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Orange County Conservation Corps Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board -The Youth Service Provider Network Request for Proposal PY 2009/2010 • Youth who are unemployed and out of school will become employed by the OCCC and enrolled in the OCCC Charter School to earn their high school diploma; • Provide "soft" and "hard" occupational skills training needed to complete OCCC work projects (i.e. landscaping, construction, recycling); • Corpsmembers will learn to apply these "soft" and "hard" skills training to other work and school opportunities post-000C; • Provide multiple work and educational experiences that will allow Corpsmembers to seek a variety of career and educational choices and opportunities post-000C; • Provide paid work experience, trainings, and certificates to develop and/or improve their resumes for future employment; • Develop and maintain a portfolio that highlights their work/school/credential accomplishments touse inseeking employment post-000C; • Corpsmembers will complete high school credits to earn a high school diploma through the OCCC Charter School; • Corpsmembers will improve basic skills and improve at least at least two grade levels on a standardized tests (fABE tests); • Corpsmembers will practice and prepare to pass the CA High School Exit Exam; • Corpsmembers may earn scholarships for post-secondary instruction; • Corpsmembers will develop leadership skills through various crew based and individual trainings; • Corpsmembers will transition successfully from the OCCC into employment and/or post- secondaryinstruction; • Corpsmembers will complete work projects that benefit our local communities and instill a sense of community service and pride in their communities. 2. What is the length of the program? The OCCC is an open entry, open exit program. Therefore youth maybe recruited and enter the program at any time. Youth may exit the program at anytime based on individual needs, accomplishments, and abilities. Youth may work for the OCCC for a maximum of 24 months as long as they receive satisfactory work/school evaluations and are making progress towards completing individual work and education goals. All program components are ongoing and available on a year round basis. Specialized trainings and workshops are offered at least quarterly. Therefore a youth who stays with the OCCC for six months will be able to participate in the full array of services and programs offered by the OCCC. 3. How often will the WIA participant need to attend the proclram and how often are specific activities offered (daily/weekly/monthly) ~ WIA participants will attend the program daily, five days a week. All OCCC Corpsmember, including WIA participants, are scheduled for 42 hours of work/school each week; 32 hours of paid work experience and 10 hours unpaid of education/class time. Corpsmembers are scheduled to work 8 hours per day Monday through Thursday. OCCC charter school classes are scheduled daily for one and a half (1~/z) hours after work Monday through Thursday and for four (4) hours on Friday. Week-end or evening activities and events are scheduled as needed. These activities or events offer opportunities to volunteer and/or work in the community. Page 7 of 21