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Roundtable to address this gap. It has since lapsed, but has been recently revived in <br />partnership with the SA Chamber of Commerce and is part of the WIB strategy going forward. <br />In addition to existing job gaps, given the increasingly technical nature of new entry level jobs <br />and the number of unengaged and underserved youth, it is especially important to focus on <br />both pre - employment and career pathway approaches. In this effort, Santa Ana will expand <br />collaborations between educational, vocational training, and business sectors, as well as social <br />services that address probationary and Foster Care youth. <br />Most, but not all, of these resources will be located within City boundaries. All will draw upon <br />regional means that include information, personnel, money, and even equipment <br />One of the best signs for the expansion of opportunity is in the construction field. In addition to <br />a general pick -up in construction activity in 2013, RSCCD just signed a Project Labor Agreement <br />(PLA) for 7 -10 years of construction work at for the District, due to the recent passage of a $198 <br />million bond. That will be a driver for disconnected youth, as well as for the general adult <br />workforce. Early discussions have been taking place between RSCCD and local union trades. <br />The WIB will be developing a strategy for assessment and referrals and formulizing MOU's with <br />Santiago Canyon and their pre- apprenticeship programs and with So Cal Laborers Apprentice <br />training center. <br />Reviewing Santa Ana's Institutional /Resource Response to Date <br />Santa Ana already has made a significant start on each of the needs identified. Though the <br />issues Santa Ana youth face are serious, the WIB, working across all elements of the community <br />have established a variety of youth focused entities that have achieved significant success in <br />the past. Together, these institutions form a web of success and an important safety net for <br />youth seeking employment and betterment. Collectively, the operators of youth programs offer <br />approximately 11 training curricula that lead to a certificate. The Local Youth Council intends to <br />expand that philosophy to include all the programs that it funds. <br />This start serves as the baseline for strategies going forward. The following institutions <br />combine funding sources and integrate programs, helping youth address the key issues that <br />plague them as a population. Important characteristics of each program involve cross - cutting <br />strategies that braid together diverse sources of funding, business and educational interests, <br />hands -on experience and classroom learning, motivational approaches to setting aspirations <br />high, and a focus on career pathways, not simply jobs. <br />Santa Ana Youth Service Provider Network (SAYSPN) integrates various service <br />agencies to serve disconnected /at -risk youth, that is those who are not engaged in the <br />school system or who have fallen away from it. It offers a full range of services, <br />resources and tools to low- income youth ages 16 -21 in overcoming barriers to <br />employment. It is part of the Santa Ana WORK Center, and therefore the one -stop <br />service menu. For PY 2013 -14 the WIB has seven partner agencies to serve WIA youth: <br />the O.C. Conservation Corps, Children's Therapeutic Arts Center, the Santa Ana Public <br />Library /Digital Media Center, OC Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance; Santa <br />Ana WORK Center, Career College of California and Kid Works. Services include: <br />47 <br />19F -55 <br />