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 • the Orange County Conservation Corps' charter high school; new Corpsmember orientation, • vocational and occupational skills training; life skills, pre-employment skills, etc; • specialized trainings (CPR/First Aid, Forklift, Chainsaw certification, etc.); • safety demonstrations, leadership development, support services and educational topics (health, substance abuse, financial literacy, etc.). 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. The Orange County Conservation Corps recruitment plan is as follows: Months: Jul- Se 2010 Oct-Dec 2010 Jan-Mar 2011 Apr-Jun 2011 Totals Enrollments: 6 6 3 0 15 The Orange County Conservation Corps will recruit and enroll twelve (12) WIA eligible participants before the end of the second quarter of the program year. The remaining three (3) youth will be enrolled before the end of the third quarter of the program year. Under this plan the Corps will have recruited and served 80% (12 of 15) of the total youth to be served for the program year by the end of the second quarter, allowing sufficient time for youth to be served during the program year. The outreach and recruitment plan for this program will target youth most in need and will be recruited through the following: • Outreach to local organizations such as Boy & Girls Club, YMCA • Local school districts and alternative schools • County alternative schools • Probation officers • Youth and Family Resource Center • Word-of-mouth (family, friends) • Job fairs/presentations In addition to the normal recruitment strategies of job fairs, partner networks, and presentations to and referrals from local groups and organizations, the OCCC will employ "street outreach" to recruit the WIA participants. Street outreach entails handing out flyers with the Corp's toll-free telephone number (888.641.2677) and website address (www.hireyouth.org); and interacting with youth where youth "hang out" in parks, malls, food courts, week-end community events, and even walking local neighborhoods. Historically the Corp's most effective recruitment strategy has been referrals from former and current Corpsmembers, their family, and friends, as well as through advertisements in such periodicals as the PennySaver. 8. Describe collaborations/partnerships that will assist in recruitment. The Orange County Conservation Corps participates in more than thirty community events each year and attends a variety of ongoing partner meetings with various agencies county-wide such as the Orange County Workforce Investment Board, the Santa Ana WIA Providers Network and the-Youth Leadership Academy. Other agencies include, but are not limited to, Corrections, ___ page 6 of 23 EXHIBIT A