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5 <br />the Health Care Agency's Youth Offender Wraparound (YOW). Individual Service Plans are <br />developed in coordination with the participant's probation officer and /or partner agency case <br />manager. Communication with these partners is maintained throughout the program year to <br />provide youth with as many opportunities as possible for positive outcomes. <br />B. From our lessons learned and experience in our youth development program, many youth in <br />our community face numerous barriers including homelessness /housing insecurity, food <br />insecurity, pregnant or parenting, emancipation from the faster care system, history in the <br />juvenile justice system, physical or developmental disability, mental health needs, lower <br />education attainment, prior gang involvement, basic skills deficiency, and language barriers. <br />V. SOLUTION STATEMENT <br />A. OCAPICA's service philosophy is a "no wrong door" approach where young people and <br />their families can enter through different programs and be navigated and served for their <br />betterment and needs. OCAPICA has three levels of intervention: Universal, Individual, and <br />Intensive. For Universal, all OCAPICA programs (health, mental health, youth development, <br />youth employment, and community & economic development) provide social and emotional <br />support to participants through education, case management, resource delivery, navigation, <br />and community outreach to strengthen their support network in the community. For <br />Individual, all programs have components of identifying at risk individuals for skill building, <br />social, and emotional concerns and need for additional support in order to be successful. <br />Participants who are found to be in need of Intensive services are referred to OCAPICA's <br />wraparound program (if they are not already in one). The Intensive program works with <br />individuals and families who are at extreme risk for social and emotional concerns who need <br />more intensive services utilizing a multidisciplinary team and treatment approaches. <br />OCAPICA staff engage in effective communication methods and are trained to recognize the <br />comprehensive needs of this population. During assessment, should emotional health needs, <br />housing insecurity, or other situations present themselves, participants are referred to <br />resources, within OCAPICA or with a partner. As these participants continue in the Youth <br />Employment Program, the Case Manager focuses activities on skills building, wellness, and <br />self - efficacy. (See Attached Flow Chart for visual detail of the program design). <br />VI. PROPOSED PROGRAM <br />A. The goal of OCAPICA's Youth Initiatives unit is to create services and implement systems - <br />change strategies that provide very low - income youth with academic, leadership, and <br />emotional skills to aid in the pursuit of their educational and employment goals. This is <br />accomplished by providing long -term comprehensive programs and services. In order to <br />make a lasting impact, OCAPICA also works in collaboration with community stakeholders <br />and policymakers in the region to disseminate best practices and advocate for systems <br />reforms and policies that serve and engage high needs youth. OCAPICA's youth curriculum <br />incorporates the Spectrum of Prevention (a public health framework) and the Search <br />Institute's 40 Developmental Assets (an evidenced -based approach to youth development) <br />EXHIBIT A <br />25D -44 <br />