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Exhibit A <br />Proposal Narrative for YSPN Membership ; <br />Please answer each question as concisely as possible <br />I. About the Program <br />A. Executive Summary <br />1. Which WIA population will the program recruit and serve? <br />This project is intended. to serve 18 foster/emancipated youth with an emphasis on older, <br />out-of-school youth; specifically, 15 older, out-of-school foster/emancipated youth and 3 <br />older in-school foster/emancipated youth. Services for in-school youth will be offered <br />after regular school hours. Foster/emancipated youth ~u•e considered a population with <br />"special consideration" as stated in this Request for Proposal (RFP). <br />2. Indicate how many participants to be served. <br />Through support and partnership with the Santa Ana WIS/Youth Cowlcil, the <br />Orangewood Children's Foundation will provide 3 peer mentors who will serve 15 older, <br />out-of-school foster/emancipated youth and 3 older, in-school foster/emancipated youth. <br />3. Describe how this program fits in with programs currently being offered by your agency. <br />The Orangewood Children's Foundation is among the leading agencies in Orange County <br />serving the adolescent and young adult foster youth population. We provide a minimum <br />of 50 Independent Living :Program (ILP) workshops pc:r year for foster/emancipated <br />youth ages 16-21. Approximately 600 unduplicated youth participate in ILP each year. <br />Additionally, we provide approximately $730,000 to 250 youth per year for college <br />tuition and living expenses. Our transitional housing program provides for approximately <br />40 emancipated youth per year and the Orangewood Resource Center (ORC) receives <br />about 450 unduplicated foster youth visits per year. <br />We currently employ approximately 28 peer mentors who work with our foster youth <br />clients through the LL,P program, the ORC and other key programs. 7'he peer mentors <br />are currently enrolled in college level studies and are all }young adults who have <br />successfully emancipated from the foster care system. Consequently, peer mentors are <br />well known and highly regarded by our foster youth clientele. The Foster Youth Liaison <br />Project is a tremendous compliment to our current programs. <br />4. Indicate which of the 10 WIA elements the program will offer. <br />The goals of the Santa Ana WIB/Youth Council and Orangewood Children's Foundation <br />are similar as we both want our youth most in need, especially foster/emancipated youth <br />to succeed in their education/training and employment experiences. Our efforts are <br />intended to lead young people to a successful transition from adolescence to adulthood.. <br />In that endeavor, our organization will focus on the following YSPN 111ements: <br />• 'T'utoring, study skills training, and instruction, leading to completion of secondary <br />school, including dropout prevention strategies <br />• Leadership development opportunities, which may include conununity service and <br />peer-centered activities encouraging responsibility anal other positive social behaviors <br />during non-school hours, as appropriate <br />• Supportive Services (e.g. tools, books, clothing, etc.) <br />• Adult Mentoring for the period of participation and a subsequent period, for a total of <br />not less than 12 months <br />OCF/Foster Youth Liaison Project <br />