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The OCCC employs 27 full-time staff and needs to employ a minimum of 70 corps members <br />each day to fulfill cutxent work projects. Several staff will be involved izx providing services fox <br />this project, some in-kind (Teachers, Transition Specialist, Training Supervisor). For FY 2008- <br />2009, the Board-approved budget is $5,122,1812. This is higher than average due to a one-time <br />capital improvement gratrt for $1.2M awarded last fiscal year. <br />Sources of revenue include grants (83%) and fee-for-service contracts (12%). The remaining <br />revenue is generated tluough donations and izt-kind contributions. As a portion of total revenue, <br />grants include; California Department of Conservation Division of Recycling (50%}; National <br />Emergency Grant (42%); Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board (3%}; California Conservation <br />Corps (1%). <br />Over the past 9 years, the OCCC has worked extensively in Santa Ana. Specifically, it has: Hired <br />and employed more than 570 Santa Ana youth; Completed numerous work projects #o improve <br />and restore several Santa Ana parks, portions of Santiago Creek, and the Santa Ana Zoo; and, <br />Repaired more than 20 low-income homes/apartments in Santa Ana. <br />B. Expet•re~ace <br />Talle~• San Jose serves the educational and job-training needs of the undereducated and <br />unemployed out-of-school youth population of Santa Ana who have fallen through the cracks of <br />traditional educational systems. Over the past two years Taller has operated the following youth <br />programs: <br />® Office Careers Academy: This program trains and certifies students in Microsoft Word and <br />Excel and prepares graduates far employment as administrative assistants, receptionists and <br />data entry specialists in Iocal companies. Business Skills training is woven throughout the <br />curriculum and incorporates customer service, presenting Power Point presentations, working <br />with Outlook, writing business letters and professional etiquette. Every s#udent participates in <br />mock interview sessions with local business professionals prior to graduation. Tluough a <br />unique partnership with Santa Ana College, students enrolled in this program are co-enrolled <br />at the college, attend class on campus one day a week, and, upon graduation, receive up to 5 <br />college credits toward their Associates Degree. Upon program completion the students have <br />become certified Microsoft Office Specialists from Certiport. <br />Over the past two fiscal years, 9d students have graduated front the Office Careers <br />Academy and: <br />^ 67% of graduates found employment within 30 days <br />^ $11,89 is the average wage of graduates <br />^ 41% of employed graduates receive full health benefits, <br />11~Iedtcal CareeJ•s ~cade»ty: The Medical Careers Academy trains youth as both <br />administrative and clinical medical assistants, Classes include basic computer and the use of <br />Electronic Medical Record as well as standard software used in most private medical <br />practices. The administrative medical assistant curriculum emphasizes medical terminology, <br />health insurance, record-keeping, telephone techniques, customer safety, computer skills, <br />health safety, communication skills and professionalism. Curriculum for the clinical medical <br />assistant training program teaches students to measure vital signs, assist the physician with <br />procedures, administer medications and give injections, record electrocardiograms (ECGs), <br />draw blood samples and perform basic laboratory tests, Clinical medical assistant trainees <br />13 <br />EXHIBIT A 1QGAJGfElI6)'fGCSllIEllOjSl.JGfff~JlOjD,-nnge <br />