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Proposal Narrative Please answer each question as concisely as possible About the Program: A. Executive Summary The Cambodian Family is proposing a new program, called "Upward Mobility," that will provide a variety of services to 16 Out-of-School youths, with the goal of finding them employment or enrollment in an accredited educational/training program by the end of the program year. This program will provide intensive services to participants, while leveraging our extensive experience and current programs in the areas of youth services and employment services. Youths will participate in a series of Upward Mobility workshops that will focus onjob interview skills, resume writing, internet search, and financial literacy. Clients who need more help in basic skills will be assigned to either our adult vocational ESL class, or our after school Youth Program. The Youth Program offers, tutoring, mentoring, career exploration, community service tied to environmental awareness, and other activities. Through our own resources, and those of collaborative partners in our community, we expect to place at least 65% of these youths in employment or school, with a good foundation for achieving self-sufficiency and a successful career. 1. The WIA population to be recruited and served All clients recruited for this program will be eligible for services under WIAlY outh Council regulations; i.e., all will be between the ages of 17 to 21, authorized to work in the U.S., in compliance with the Selective Service Act, Santa Ana residents, and low income. In addition, our participants will fall into one of the following categories: 1) High school dropouts ("Priority of Services" category) 2) High school graduates who are enrolled in college but are basic skills deficient 3) High school graduates who are not in enrolled in any school or career-training program and are not employed full-time 2. The number of participants to be served. We will recruit and serve 16 participants; 75% will enroll in the program before the end of the second quarter. 3. How the Upward Mobility program fits in and/or differs from programs currently being offered by The Cambodian Family. This program fits in with our current programs in that it involves working with youths in the areas of academics, leadership and career exploration. It also involves finding employment opportunity for young people. This program differs from our traditional focus on prevention strategies for at-risk youths. We will now be concerned more with intervention strategies that help youths who have failed to make progress toward self-sufficiency and pursuing career goals~ 4. The WIA elements this program will offer. The following WIA elements have all been offered to current participants in The Cambodian Family's Plan Ahead Youth Program and will be offered by this program: 1 EXHIBIT A