25D - AGMT - WIA YOUTH PROGRAM FUND 13-14

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opportunity to share their best case management practices and updates on the changes occurred within each Service Provider. One of the goals has been to provide the YSPN with all the tools necessary to allow them to focus on providing services to the youth in Santa Ana. The SAWC continues to avail itself to all Service Providers for individualized training and technical assistance. At times, when Service Providers have experienced staff turnover, the SAWC staff readily provided needed transitional and customized training to ensure continuity and consistency of service delivery. Examples of training include eligibility requirements, intake process, activity setting, case management techniques, performance management, internal Provider policies & definitions, exit strategies and follow -up techniques. The trainings were tailored to meet the specific needs of each Service Provider. The technical assistance mentioned above has proven to be beneficial when State Monitors have performed audits of our YSPN youth files, documentation, process, and data validation. Of the last audits we received this past year, there were no major finding and their observations were positive. ROADTRIP NATION EXPERIENCE PROGRAM The SAWC through collaboration with Roadtrip Nation, an independent organization that empowers youth to define their road in life, plans to embed the Roadtrip Nation (RTN) Experience curriculum into the Service Navigator's responsibility. The goals of the RTN Experience are to inspire and excite youth about what they have or are studying in school, to connect youth's educational experience to their real world experiences, and to expose youth to pathways that are relevant to their individual hopes and dreams. The SAWC believes that bringing together youth from each Service Providers program and the program curriculum from the RTN, will help Youth gain a new perspective on education, gain exposure to life, and career pathways that they may have not otherwise known existed. The SAWC will implement Roadtrip Nation project -based curriculum with 25 youth throughout program year 2013 -2014. All youth who participate will benefit from multiple perspectives that they would not otherwise have had in their transition into adulthood. Multimedia materials and Interview Archive will be provided to all participating youth as a tool in order to help them discover their own passions and interests. Every youth will also receive a workbook to connect their theory -based online content to their real -world experience. With the Interview Archive, youth will be able to hear directly from a broad range of leaders who can describe what skills, education and /or training they needed to succeed and how they navigated challenges to attain success. The RTN Experience offers participating youth the opportunity to conduct their own interview with leaders in their field of interest. Youth will be trained on how to share their insights and create a Roadtrip Profile, The SAWC and Roadtrip Nation staff will work together to build and provide a range of support activities to maintain youth engagement. Roadtrip Nation will host a series of training sessions to provide the Service Navigator and other administrators with on- the - ground implementation information. In addition to the up -front training, Roadtrip Nation will also provide ongoing technology and administrative support to help drive fidelity throughout the term of the implementation. The signature Roadtrip Nation RV will visit a targeted site to further drive youth engagement. In essence, the RTN Experience gives youth the tools to embark on a journey of self - discovery. It is built around three overarching themes, Exposure, Self- Construction, and Hit the Road, the curriculum guides youth in exploring options, discovering their interests, setting goals and mapping out a plan for success. Hearing directly from successful individuals who have followed their dreams and navigated challenges to attain success in wildly diverse fields will provide the youth a map for getting to the next stage in their own lives. Moreover, the combination of an Interview Archive, the real world experiential learning and reflective exercises will provide youth with unprecedented exposure to pathways that are relevant to their individual hopes and dreams. EXHIBIT 2 25D -13