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The OCCC employs 27 fullMtime staff and needs to employ a minimum of 70 corps members each day to fulfill CUl1"ent work projects. Several staff will be involved in providing services for this project, some in-kind (Teachers, Transition Specialist, Training Supervisor). For FY 2008- 2009, the Board-approved budget is $5,122,1812. This is higher than average due to a one-time capital improvement grant for $1.2M awarded last fiscal year. Sources of revenue include grants (83%) and fee-for-service contracts (12%). The remaining revenue is generated through donations and in-kind contributions. As a portion of total revenue, grants include: Californiij Depal1ment of Conservation Division of Recycling (50%); National Emergency Grant (42%); Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board (3%); California Conservation Corps (1%). Over the past 9 years, the OCCC has worked extensively in Santa Ana. Specifically, it has: Hired and employed more than 570 Santa Ana youth; Completed numerous work projects to improve and restore several Santa Ana parks, portions of Santiago Creek, and the Santa Ana Zoo; and, Repaired more than 20 low-income homes/apartments in Santa Ana. B. Experience Taller San Jose serves the educational and job-training needs of the undereducated and unemployed out-of-school youth population of Santa Ana who have fallen through the cracks of traditional educational systems. Over the past two years Taller has operated the following youth programs: . Office Careers Academy: This program trains and cel1ifies students in Microsoft Word and Excel and prepares graduates for employment as administrative assistants, receptionists and data entry specialists in local companies. Business Skills training is woven throughout the curriculum and incorporates customer service, presenting Power Point presentations, working with Outlook, writing business letters and professional etiquette. Every student participates in mock interview sessions with local business professionals prior to graduation. Through a unique partnership with Santa Ana College, students emolled in this program are co-emoJ1ed at the college, attend class on campus one day a week, and, upon gl'8duation, receive up to 5 college credits toward their Associates Degree. Upon program completion the students have become ce11ified Microsoft Office Specialists from Certiport. Over the past two fiscal years, 94 students have graduated fro111 the Office Careers Academy and: . 67% of graduates found employment within 30 days . $11.89 is the average wage of graduates . 41 % of employed graduates receive full health benefits. . ~Medical Careers Academy: The Medical Careers Academy trains youth as both administrative and clinical medical assistants. Classes include basic computer and the use of Electronic Medical Record as well as standard software used in most private medical practices. The administrative medical assistant curriculum emphasizes medical terminology, health insurance, record-keeping, telephone techniques, customer safety, computer skills, health safety, communication skills and professionalism. Curriculum for the clinical medical assistant training program teaches students to measure vital signs, assist the physician with procedures, administer medications and give injections, record electrocardiograms (BCGs), draw blood samples and perform basic laboratory tests. Clinical medical assistant trainees EXHIBIT A 13 Jp&nmed hy the SilllrJ of St. jOIfph of Oft/lIge