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The fully renovated Broadway location has served as a training center for the Office and Medical Careers Academies since 1995 and houses Taller's administrative, executive, support services and job development staff. This location is eight blocks west of Taller Tech and centrally located in neutral gang territory adjacent to the city's transportation corridor ensuring a safe and accessible training site for participants from across Orange County. Taller San Jose — Construction 810 N. Poinsettia, Santa Ana, CA 92701 P: (714) 569 -0940 F: (714) 569 -0941 Hours of Operation: Monday — Friday 8:30AM — 5:OOPM The 10,000 square foot Poinsettia facility serves as the training site for both the basic and green construction programs and houses job development and support services staff. The space provides adequate room for everything from classroom work to large scale building projects. Taller San Jose worked closely with the City of Santa Ana during the development of this program to establish this as a suitable site for a trade school. The Santa Ana City Council approved this usage and provided a variance for all training activities. Founder and President Emerita, Sister Eileen McNerney, has put a great deal of effort into making both facilities warm and inviting learning environments. Artwork adorns both buildings and the classrooms more appropriately resemble workstations as opposed to cold institutions. II. About the Organization A. Description of Proposer Taller San Jose walks undereducated, unskilled and unemployed youth (ages 18 -28) out of poverty through job training that offers the hope of a productive and self - reliant future. It serves as a structured and supportive environment in the center of Santa Ana for young people who are caught in the cycle of poverty and need further training to become financially independent. Taller San Jose is a highly- focused, goal- oriented program that helps students develop into self - reliant adults through three training academies in Office Careers, Construction and Medical Careers, as well as support services that include mentoring and counseling, legal assistance, life skills workshops and job placement. Established by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange in 1995, Taller San Jose has helped more than 4,500 high -risk youth in Santa Ana and the surrounding communities restructure their lives, develop marketable skills and find employment. Taller San Jose carefully tracks its program outcomes and has learned that 92% of its program graduates are not re- incarcerated. By comparison, the State of California has one of the highest recidivism rates in the country, with 70% of past offenders returning to jail within twenty -four months of release. In the last year, Taller San Jose placed 175 young people into employment at an average wage of $11.13 per hour. B. Experience Taller San Jose employs twenty -four staff to operate the following youth programs: • Office Careers Academy: This program trains and certifies students in Microsoft Word and Excel and prepares graduates for employment as administrative assistants, receptionists and data entry specialists in local companies. Over the past two years, the Office Careers Academy placed 85 graduates into employment and: 19 graduates went on to community college; $9.40 is the average wage of graduates; 33% of graduates receive full health benefits; 70% of those placed into employment in 2010 remain employed 12 months later. • Medical Careers Academy: The Medical Careers Academy trains both administrative and Exhibit A 9