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CITY OF SANTA ANA
<br />in high demand industries including:
<br />1. Manufactming
<br />2. Info1mation Technology
<br />3. Healthcare
<br />4. Hospitality/ente1tainment
<br />Please see Letters of Conunitment from employers in Attachment K.
<br />Please see our Work Experience policy in Attachment L.
<br />6. Alternative Secondary School Services
<br />StandUp for Kids OC is committed to preventing drop-outs. With 30,000 homeless school-age youth in
<br />Orange County (2023 Grand Jury Estimate), only 70% will graduate. Youth that do not graduate are 85%
<br />more likely to become homeless adults. The 2023 grand ju1y concluded that we would not solve adult
<br />homelessness until we address the youth homeless ctisis in Orange County. We believe it is critical to re-
<br />connect youth to secondaiy education and to prevent drop outs. Since 2014, SUFK OC mento1ing services
<br />include the "Road Map to Success" (RMTS) for school aged youth. The primai·y goal of the program is for
<br />each youth to graduate hi gh school and successfull y transition, post-graduation, to college, trade school, or
<br />viable work. In our experience, youth require at least 6 months to complete the mentoting pro grains, as
<br />they need time to develop the emotional assets, life skills and job skills to remain in school, and become
<br />independent, long-tetm.
<br />The RMTS cun-iculum has 5 stages outlined below:
<br />Stage 1: Basic Needs (housing, food , clothing, healthcare, counseling, transpo1tation, etc.)
<br />Stage 2: Education Stabilization ( educational goals, attendance, tut01ing)
<br />Stage 3: Employment Readiness and Retention (ID, resume, professional attire , labor market
<br />conditions/needs, employment goals, professional etiquette, timeliness, job skills, internships, occupational
<br />training)
<br />Stage 4: Personal/Life Skill s (leadership development, community service, decision making, personal
<br />boundaries, and communication)
<br />Stage 5: Post Graduation Preparation ( college and/or employment planning, housing, donns, rentals,
<br />leases, deposits, homemaking, maintenance, financial awareness including budgeting, banking, credit,
<br />taxes, saving).
<br />Over the past two years, SUFK OC has provided RMTS mento1ing services to 48 schools across Orange
<br />County. Under contract w ith the City of Santa Ana (2023-2024), we worked w ith homeless students on 5
<br />high school campuses (Chavez HS , Valley HS , Century HS , Godinez and Lorin Griset Academy). Under
<br />contract w ith the County of Orange, we served the Santa Ana Access students at Mary's Academy and
<br />Santiago Creek. 100% of youth enrolled in RMTS graduate (237 OC youth enrolled in 2024) and 57% of
<br />those enroll in post-secondaty education.
<br />7. Preparation for Postsecondary Education and Training
<br />StandUp for Kids OC mentoring programs provide a specific ste p for "Employ ment Preparation". This
<br />includes assessing skills and aptitudes, conducting workshops to survey in-demand occupations, and
<br />providing work expe1ience to build skills, gain exposure and explore future employment opp01tunities.
<br />Youth employment goals may include higher education in post-secondary institutions including college or
<br />trade schools. To that end, we provide stipends and help youth navigate chall enges associated with
<br />coll ege/trade preparation, qualification/entry and financial aid. Once in college or trade school, we help
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<br />City Council 10 – 279 7/1/2025
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