ORANGE COUNTY CONSERVATION CORPS (3) - 2010

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24-workstation computer lab, corps members have limited Internet access that focuses on job searches and homework research. The OCCC uses several customized program/grant-specific databases (such as the Virtual One- Stop system), spreadsheets and internally developed forms and custom databases to track a wide variety of program and grant outcomes. Desktop software applications used internally include: Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Office 2007, Sage MIP 8.1 Fund Accounting, Skills Tutor, and TABE Testing. About the Organization A, Descsiptiota of Pt•oposef• TalCej• Srcn Jose proposes recruiting 10 WIA-eligible youth to its program in Green Construction and providing them with the hard and soft skills necessary to find and retain employment with a living wage. Taller San Jose walks undereducated, unskilled and unemployed young people (ages 18-28) out of poverty through job training that offers the hope of a productive and self reliant future. Taller San Jose is ahighly-focused, goal-oriented program that helps students develop into selfreliant adults through tlu•ee training academies in Office Careers, Constrttctian and P/ledical Careers, as well as support services that include mentoring and counseling, legal assistance, 12-step support groups and job placement. Established by the Sisters of St. Jaseph of Orange in 1995, Taller San Jose has helped more than 4,000 high-risk youth in Santa Ana and the surrounding communities reshucture their lives, develop marketable skills and find employment. Taller San Jose employs twenty-one full-time and two part-time staff, with an additional pazt- time ROP/Centennial staff member available to youth enrolled in the program. The Organization's FY 2009-2010 operating budget is $2,570,130. The breakdown of revenue sources for Fiscal Year 2008-2009 is as follows: Individuals- 1I.5%; Corporate/Foundation Grants- 31%; Special Events -15%; Program Service Fees -- 37%; and, Government grants-12%. Taller San Jose works to promote systemic change within the local conmxunity It serves as a structured and supportive envirorunent in the center of Santa Ana for young people ~vlro are caught in the cycle of poverty and need further training to become financially independent. Taller San Jose carefully tracks its program outcomes and has learned over the years that 92% of its program graduates are not re-incarcerated. By comparison, the State of California has one of the highest recidivism rates in the country, with 70% of past offenders returning to jail within twenty-four months of release. Furthermore, in the last fiscal year, 201 students graduated from Taller San Jose and: • 82% of graduates were placed in employment or went on to an apprenticeship or community college • $11.26 is the average wage of graduates • 45% of graduates receive full health benefits • 89% of graduates remain employed 12 months after graduation • 92% of graduates with a criminal record did not reoffend. The Orange Corcnty Cottse~•vation Corps will recruit 10 WIA-eligible youth from its Corps-2- Career program and provide them with one month ofjob-readiness training and then place them irr Taller San Jose's 40-hour solar panel installation program. All 20 WIA-enrolled students will participate in an externship with the OCCC. 12 EX H I B! T A tpattortd by !ht Sit~nt of SL Jorrpl~ of Ormtgt