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evaluations and are making progress towards completing individual work and education goals. All <br />program components are ongoing and available on a year round basis. Specialized trainings and <br />workshops are offered at least quarterly. Any youth who stays with the Corps for six months will be able <br />to participate in the full array of services and programs offered by the Conservation Corps. <br />6. Indicate how the program will attract and interest youth. In addition to the normal recruitment <br />strategies of job fairs, partner networks, and presentations to and referrals from local groups and <br />organizations, the OCCC will employ "street outreach" to recruit the WIA participants. Street outreach <br />entails handing out flyers with the Corp's toll-free telephone number (888.641.2677) and website <br />address (www.hireyouth.ore); and interacting with youth where youth "hang out" in parks, malls, food <br />courts, week-end community events, and even walking local neighborhoods. Historically the Corp's most <br />effective recruitment strategy has been referrals from former and current Corpsmembers, their family, <br />and friends, as well as through advertisements in such periodicals as the PennySover. <br />7. Describe how the program interacts and is supported by other (proposer's) agency programs. <br />The Orange County Conservation Corp has incorporated a variety of best practices from various <br />state and national models for youth and workforce development to serve this population. The <br />Corps' basic program design has been in place since 1995; and it has expanded and enhanced <br />WIA program services since the inception of WIA funding in 1998. The Corps' program <br />design provides comprehensive and coordinated activities for at-risk youth to meet and exceed planned <br />expected outcomes; receive classroom tutoring to improve basic reading and math; those without a <br />high school diploma are enrolled into the Corps' Charter School to obtain their high school diploma; <br />provided with Corps-2-Career training to explore future employment, career and educational <br />opportunities. <br />8. Describe collaborations/partnerships that will assist in recruitment. OCCC employs a variety of <br />recruitment strategies. When Corpsmembers were asked to list all the ways they have heard about the <br />OCCC they listed the following; word-of-mouth (64%), Probation/Parole (17%), job fairs/presentations <br />(10%), other (9%). In addition to the normal recruitment strategies of job fairs, partner networks, and <br />presentations to and referrals from local groups and organizations, the OCCC employs "street outreach" <br />to recruit out-of-school youth. Street outreach involves handing out flyers with the OCCC toll-free <br />telephone number (888.641.2677) and website address (www.hirevouth.org), and interacting with <br />youth where youth "hang out" in Santa Ana such as parks, malls, food courts, week-end community <br />events, and sometimes walking local neighborhoods. Historically the OCCC's most effective recruitment <br />strategy has been referrals from former and current corpsmembers, their family, and friends. <br />Furthermore, recent advertisements in such periodicals as the PennySover have resulted in increased <br />interested in the OCCC. <br />9. Indicate how program will collaborate/partner with stakeholders. The Orange County Conservation <br />Corps participates in more than thirty community events each year and attends a variety of ongoing <br />partner meetings with various agencies county-wide such as the Orange County Workforce Investment <br />Board, the Santa Ana WIA Providers Network and the Youth Leadership Academy. Other agencies <br />include, but are not limited to, Corrections, Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board - The Youth Service <br />Provider Network, Probation, and various Social Services agencies, both public and nonprofit, such as <br />Olive Crest. <br />10. How often will the WIA participant need to attend the program and how often are specific <br />activities offered (daily/weekly/monthly)? WIA participants will attend the program daily, five days a <br />week. WIA participants will be scheduled for 42 hours of work/school each week; 32 hours of paid work <br />experience and ten hours unpaid of education/class time. Corpsmembers are scheduled to work eight <br />hours per day Monday through Thursday. Orange County Conservation Corps' charter school classes are <br />scheduled daily for two (2) hours after work Monday through Thursday and for two (2) hours on Friday. <br />Exhibit A