ORANGE COUNTY CONSERVATION CORPS (4) -2010

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Orange County Conservation Corps Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board - The Youth Service Provider Network Request for Proposal PY 201012011 • Average age of those enrolled was 19.8 years • 84% had not completed high school at the time of entry • 32% live within the Santa Ana WIB boundaries • 65% are or have been court-involved, including on probation/parole • 28% are parents • 12% are or have been in foster care • 42% are or have been gang-affiliated • 32% had incarcerated parents during childhood years Corpsmembers may remain at the Orange County Conservation Corps for up to two years to earn... learn... and serve. This gives Corpsmembers the time necessary to develop the skills to enter the workforce; and the OCCC program provides an opportunity for Corpsmembers to eam a living through paid work experience, learn job skills and further their education, while they serve the public by completing work projects. The OCCC considers these three elements tools to green the future. But the Corps cannot do all this alone..... To assist corpsmembers in overcoming the barriers they have to maintaining their employment and/or achieving their educational goals, the Orange County Conservation Corps also offers support services which are critical to help ensure that the Corpsmembers are able to obtain and maintain employment post-Corp. The Orange County Conservation Corps' program design is comprehensive and coordinates services for at-risk youth through an extensive network of community partners who provide services as in-kind support. A. Executive Summary 1. Which WIA population will the program recruit and serve? For PY 2010-11, the Orange County Conservation Corps proposes to serve Out-of-School WIA eligible youth who are Santa Ana residents with the legal right to work; are low-income; a high school dropout; or, a high school graduate/GED recipient that is basic skills deficient, or is unemployed/underemployed. While Out-of-School youth may be between the ages of 14-21, the Corps will also recruit and serve older Out-of-School youth primarily between the ages of 18-21. This population will most benefit from the Corps' program design that combines work and school in a structured, supervised, forty-two (42) hour work/school week. The Orange County Conservation Corps recruits and serves the neediest youth population that the Santa Ana Youth Council is committed to serving as identified by the DOUETA New Strategic Vision for the Delivery of Youth Services Under the Workforce Investment Act ; out-of- school youth who are primarily high school dropouts, youth who are or have been homeless and/or runaways, in foster care, are court involved, and had incarcerated parents. 2. Indicate how many participants will be served. For PY 2010-11, the Orange County Conservation Corps will serve 15 Santa Ana WIA eligible youth enrolled during the 12-month contract period for this RFP, July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011. page 3 of 23 EXHIBIT A