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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br /> The concept of the "Daisy Wheel" service delivery was adopted in 2002 by the Santa Ana Youth <br /> Council to provide an "All Youth One System", where resources would be leveraged from a <br /> network of Youth Service Providers now known as the Youth Service Provider Network <br /> (YSPN). The concept allowed youth regardless of eligibility to receive services from the various <br /> Service Providers and the Santa Ana W/O/R/K Center (SAWC). The Workforce Investment Act <br /> (WIA) requires that ten program elements be delivered in a developmental approach to allow <br /> youth to receive resources that will help them overcome barriers to education and employment. <br /> The WIA ten elements require a collaborative, coordinated and sequenced approach to assisting <br /> youth served with WIA funds. <br /> The YSPN was formulated with this principle in mind so that no one Service Provider would <br /> have to provide all ten elements, allow more youth to be served by the Service Providers through <br /> other non-WIA funding streams, and to streamline services provided to youth which used to be <br /> fragmented prior to the development of the YSPN. The YSPN consists of Service Providers that <br /> collectively offer the ten WIA program elements in a creative and interactive manner. The <br /> concept, as required by the YSPN, allows the Service Provider to focus on what service they <br /> specialize in and do best. This, however, is not possible without the role of the Service <br /> Navigator. The role of the Service Navigator is critical to promote broad-based coordination and <br /> cooperation among all youth Service Providers and to provide the technical assistance needed to <br /> make the network a success. <br /> Funded through the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board (WIB)-Youth Council and acting as <br /> the Youth Service Navigator, the City of Santa Ana W/O/R/K Center (SAWC) assumes the <br /> primary responsibility of determining youth eligibility, providing technical assistance, training <br /> new providers, sharing best practice in case management, providing Labor Market Information, <br /> overseeing the placement, exit, and follow-up services for youth, as well as being an active <br /> member on the Youth Council Board. In addition, the SAWC ensures the completion and <br /> accuracy of all required forms and documentation. As the Service Navigator, the SAWC will <br /> <br /> work cooperatively with all Service Providers from the initial outreach, recruitment and intake <br /> 3 <br /> 25K-7 <br /> <br />