ORANGE COUNTY CHILDREN'S THERAPEUTIC ARTS CENTER 15 - 2010

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The Arts/Technology Instructor/ Mentor will provide career training, and mentor the students while they are on the job every week. Other non-WIA support staff at the center will also mentor participants on the job and provide the necessary guidance to empower youth to succeed and gain the necessary skills to reach their work experience goals. The Literacy and Math Coach will meet individually with each participant to help participants improve their academic and or basic skills and prepare for higher education. The Career Counselor will meet bi- monthly with each participant to guide them in their career paths, as well as coordinate monthly life -skills sessions with all participants. 6. Describe how adequate staffing will be maintained to ensure success of this program. The entire OCCTAC WIA-staff are available for the participants throughout the year. When needed some of the administrative staff is also available for the participants. The WIA and administrative staff --Chief Operating Office and or the Director of Programs will have the opportunity to meet with the WIA team on a weekly basis to discuss the participants' progress and additional programmatic needs. D. Program Description 1. Describe the overall services that will be made available to the WIA participant. The OCCTAC Arts & Learning Academy program will serve 18 out-of-school At -risk Youth (ages 17-21) with and without disabilities of limited resources from the City of Santa Ana. OCCTAC will provide participants educational skills and job training, paid work experience, mentoring, tutoring, counseling, leadership opportunities, and support services. Eligible WIA youth enrolled in OCCTAC programs will focus on four key areas: Career Training Skills—educational and work experience, Employability/Job Skills—job preparation, Life Skills—personal development, and Academic/Basic Skills —academic development. See TABLE 4. 2. Describe how the participant flow will occur. Include the following categories: ❑ Outreach / Recruitment / Eligibility Determination (Note: program operator is responsible for gathering the documents required by the Service Navigator to determine eligibility) As stated previously, OCCTAC has entered into 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, approximately by the second quarter of the contract, and that our participants will successfully working to reach their goals. OCCTAC staff and SAUSD TPP staff will meet on a regular basis to discuss potential candidates and service needs. 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. Most of the participants referred will be high functioning special needs youth, including specific learning disabilities, autism, health impairments and others. As mentioned we will receive referrals from our partnership with the Santa Ana Unified School District/Success Bound program --serving In -School Youth. OCCTAC has conducted community outreach and programs recruitment through the following activities: Community Outreach Events & Fairs — OCCTAC participates in many community events throughout the year (at least one event per month). This provides an excellent opportunity to recruit program participants throughout the year. These events are staffed by the WIA-team. Sometimes the WIA youth participate in these events as a way to gain: leadership skills, work experience and public speaking. Referrals from Community Partners — As stated previously, OCCTAC has established strong partnerships with key agencies in Santa Ana, such as the Santa Ana Unified School District TPP and Success Bound, County of Orange, Regional Center, Santa Ana College, Providence Community Services and others. EXHIBIT A