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2014 -15 Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center Youth Workforce Investment Act Proposal allow our youth to think not only about the present, but of their future. They will learn the basic of opening checking and savings account and how to plan for retirement and future expenses. 2. Family Planning - Plan parenthood and human options will be proving our WIA youth with information on healthy relationships and birth control. These workshops are intended to help assist youth with their future and current family stabilities. 3. Worker's Rights /Labor Laws - Participants will be able to learn and understand their rights as an employee in California from things like mandatory break times and benefits. Participants will also be able to learn and understand how to ask and receive accommodations that must be provided to those who have some type of learning disability. As well as questions that may not be asked in an interview or after becoming employed. 4. Analytical Skills at the Workplace — Currently, we don't offer this workshop, but we will look into it and incorporate into our current workshop seriesl S. Health Resources - WIA participants will be able to receive resources from plan parenthood on how to be healthy and safe; and where they will be able to obtain medical services. Also, we are collaborating with the University of California, Irvine who will provide additional resources for out participants. Furthermore, our MECCA coalition will provide WIA participants with mental health resources and specialists, if needed. C. Can your agency provide workshops on public speaking skills to the youth? Yes, of course! We already provide training opportunities for WIA participants at OCCTAC! As part of our "hands -on job training skills" WIA participants are provided with the opportunity to learn and work on their public speaking skills at our agency and out in the community. For example, OCCTAC is contracted by the County of Orange, Health Care Agency to do Community Outreach and inform the public about Health and Wellness programs at OCCTAC. WIA participants are asked to attend some of these outreach events to learn public speaking skills in formal and informal settings. Also, OCCTAC engages WIA participants at each of our special events so they can practice their public speaking skills with elected officials and other important people. D. Can your agency provide workshops on customer service skills to youth? Yes, of course! We already provide training opportunities for WIA participants at OCCTAC! As part of our "hands -on job training skills" WIA participants are provided with the opportunity to learn and work in our reception area where they must learn to work with customers. Our office manager and lead receptionist trains WIA participants 1 on 1 so they learn all the necessary skill needed in the workplace environment. Also, we have a Customer Service Specialist /Consultant that provides 1 or 2 formal trainings during the year to train our Reception staff. WIA participants are encouraged to attend these formal trainings. Vlll. Post - Secondary Education A. Specify how your agency will help youth enter post- secondary education (college, apprenticeship, vocational schools, career technical training, etc.). The WIA case manager and career counselor meets regularly with each WIA youth to discuss job leads, employment opportunities and post- secondary education. The case manager helps youth with employment and the career counselor helps youth with entering post- secondary education. As mentioned previously, OCCTAC has a strong partnership with the Santa Ana College, as well as other local universities, such as, Cal State Fullerton, Chapman University EXHIBIT A 25A -139