ORANGE COUNTY CHILDREN'S THERAPEUTIC ARTS CENTER 15 - 2010

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and placement site. The participants will be asked to commit, approximately 5 to 8 hours per week and the case manager will develop a weekly schedule with each participant to fulfill their requirements during the first two months. During this period of time, all WIA participants will receive a Stipend (2 -months), and encouraged to work up to 10 hours per week, when possible. Please see Table 3. During the first 3 -months or before, the WIA participants will start their "hands-on" job training opportunities while they continue to meet with our key staff (weekly and/or monthly) to fulfill their education and career training goals. Participants will immediately be placed in the in one of six OCCTAC programs/job training placements at our Center or community sites: 1 & 2) OCCTAC Early Start or Pre-school Program, 3) OCCTAC After -School Arts Program, 4) OCCTAC Learning Academy Program, 5) OCCTAC Media Lab and 6) OCCTAC Office/reception. The participants will also be employed beginning in month 3 and receive $8.00 per hour for their participation. Please see Table 3. Participants will also be expected to continue the tutoring and other support services they are receiving at the Center while they engage in work experience. During the last few months of the program, WIA participants will slowly transition out of work experiences at the center, and into other job interviews and opportunities in the community. During this last period the case manager will work closely with other partnering agencies such as, the Employment Development Department and the SAUSD--TPP job development department to help find youth a job in the community. 7. Describe how you will conduct outreach and recruitment. Include how 75% of the enrollment goal will be met by the second quarter of the contract. & 8. Describe collaborations/partnerships that will assist in recruitment. Currently, the OCCTAC is in partnership with local governmental agencies and community business partner such as the Santa Ana Police Athletics and Activities League to provide youth with WIA services (See letter of support). We have agreed to place interested WIA youth trainees at various locations for the job experience component of their training. Each trainee will spend approximately six months assisting with program development, classes/workshops and acquiring general employment and leadership skills. OCCTAC continues to foster a strong partnership with the Santa Ana Unified School District, Transition Partnership Project (TPP) to serve youth with disabilities exiting high school. (See letter of support). In collaboration with the SAUSD Transition Partnership Project, we will ensure that our enrollment goals will be met by the second quarter of the contract. OCCTAC staff and SAUSD TPP staff will meet on a regular basis to discuss potential candidates. SAUSD staff will refer mild-moderate students with special needs to our program after they have exited high school, but lack the necessary skills to successfully transition in the labor force and need further education and training. Many of the participants referred will be high functioning special needs youth, including: learning disabilities, autism, health impairments and others. OCCTAC will provide participants further educational skills and job training, paid work experience, mentoring, tutoring, counseling, leadership opportunities, and support services. During the last year, OCCTAC has established a partnership with the Santa Ana Unified School District/Success Bound program which serves In -School Youth who are high school seniors and then assists them with the transition into college. During their first year in college, Success Bound still provides them with support for one more year. However, OCCTAC will be able to serve former Success Bound participants that are still in need of additional assistance. These youth will have the opportunity to select an area of our training that is related to both their career and educational interests, as it relates to our program design. Many of these youth will benefit from acquiring additional work experience. We will also support them with attaining their employment goals. EXHIBIT A