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CITY OF SANTA ANA them stay on the path to graduation. We cu1Tently pmtner with two post-secondary instituti ons, providing on-campus mentoring and tutoring at Saddleback Community College and Goldenwest College. This ensures that at-iisk youth remain safely housed, self-sufficient and complete their post-secondary education. We collaborate closely w ith school counselors that advise youth on career pathways that lead to in-demand occupations. Specific pathways that we use to ensure youth are prepared to obtain a career or occupation that provides a livable wage include assessing skills and aptitudes, conducting workshops to survey in-demand occupations, and providing work expe1ience to build skills, gain exposure and explore future employment opp01tunities. In addition, we provide ment01ing and tuto1ing for school age youth to help them establish and achieve their employment and educational goals. 100% of our mentored school age youth graduate and of those, 57% enroll in post-secondary education. Specific occupational surveys used in the SUFK OC workshop s includ e: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Development Depa1tment Labor Market Projections, and California Community Colleges OC Strong: Economic and Occupation Projections for Orange County. There are several ce1tificates that can be earned within 1 year of exit from the program. They includ e: General Education D egree (GED) Armed Guard Secmity Guard Cyber Security Sp ecialist See Attachment M for Letters of Intent from our paitner training agencies. 8. Tutoring Youth who score 8.9 and below are considered "basic skills deficient" (from T ABE or CASS). All bas ic ski ll deficient youth w ill receive tutoring or remedial training to improve their literacy and numeracy skills. First, we encourage all youth to complete their high sc hoo l educ at io n or GED. Youth that r e - connect with their secondary e ducation may enroll in the RMTS mentoring program desc1ibed above. SUFK OC employs over 100 trained m entors and tutors that help the yo uth achieve their educational goals, including high sc hool graduation, obtaining a GED, o r pursuing post-secondary education. In addition, SUFK OC refers yo uth to specific resources to improve their ski lls, including the fo llow ing: 1) ESL classes, 2) GED programs, 3) Adult E du cation courses, 4) High School and Co1mnunity College (co ll ege preparation classes), and 5) On-line ski lls courses. 9. Mentoring SUFK OC spec iali zes in you th mentoring through two primary mentoring programs: "Journey to Self- Sufficiency" (JTS) fo r youth age d 18-24 ( establi shed in 2003), and "Road Map to Success" (RMTS) for school aged youth (establ ished in 2014). The p1imary goal of JTS is for each youth to remain stabl y h oused and self-sufficient at one year. For school age yo uth, reconnected to secondary education, the goal EXHIBIT 3 City Council 10 – 280 7/1/2025