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2014-15 Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center <br />Youin vvorKTorce invesTmeni ACT Proposal <br />and other non-WIA support staff at the OCCTAC. <br />center. <br />B. Please provide a full description of the program in sections III -XVIII. <br />111. Population <br />A. How many youth will be served? -The WIA program at OCCTAC will serve a total of 30 <br />participants. The program will serve 22 out-of-school youth (ages 17-21) and 5 in -school youth (ages <br />16-21), for a total of 27 youth. We will prioritize on serving youth with disabilities, foster youth and <br />high school drop-out students. <br />B. Will your agency be able to serve a minimum of 10% of youth from each of the following youth <br />populations: youth with disabilities, foster/emancipated youth, youth that have dropped out of <br />high school, and youth on probation? - YES of course! OCCTAC already serves MORE than 10% of <br />youth with disabilities, foster/emancipated youth, and youth that have dropped out of high school. <br />This year we will also make sure to reach out more to youth on probation. OCCTAC served all <br />populations last year (youth with disabilities, foster youth, high school dropouts and probation)! <br />C. Specify how the targeted youth populations (disability, foster/emancipated, probation, <br />dropouts) will be recruited. Include a Letter(s) of Support from organizations that have agreed to <br />refer youth to your program as Attachment C - OCCTAC has excellent community partners that will <br />help us fulfill our enrollment goals through referrals, as well as help us provide an excellent program <br />for youth. Our key community partners include the following: 1) Santa Ana Work Center, 2) Santa <br />Ana College, 3) Santa Ana Unified School District, TPP, 3) County of Orange, Social Services, 4) <br />Orangewood Foundation, 5) Santa Ana Police Department and 6) MECCA. Please see attachments <br />for letters from our community partners. OCCTAC is responsible for providing most of the services. <br />SAUSD TPP has agreed to continue to refer youth with disabilities to our program. The County of <br />Orange, Social Services and Orangewood Foundation have agreed to continue to refer foster youth to <br />our program. This year we have partnered with the Santa Ana Police Department who will refer more <br />youth on probation for our WIA program. <br />Lastly, OCCTAC will continue to conduct community outreach and special community events <br />throughout the year to promote our programs and inform youth in the community about this <br />wonderful WIA program. Some of these community events include the following: Expos, Health Fairs, <br />Summer Family Festivals, etc. These events aid in the promotion of our services and recruitment of <br />youth. These events are staffed by employees and volunteers at OCCTAC, as well as youth! WIA <br />participants are also encouraged to participate in these events as a way to gain leadership skills, work <br />experience, and practice with public speaking. <br />D. Describe your recruitment plan that will fulfill the requirement of enrolling 100% of youth by <br />the 2nd quarter of the program (December 31, 2014). <br />Target group - Youth with Disabilities: OCCTAC has been very successful enrolling youth with <br />disabilities by the 1St quarter of the program every year, thanks to our strong partnership with the <br />Santa Ana Unified School District, Special Education, Transition Partnership Program (TPP). During the <br />past 6 years, we have worked closely with TPP staff to serve youth with disabilities exiting high school <br />from Santa Ana schools. (Please see letter of support). In partnership with the SAUSD TPP program <br />EXHIBIT A <br />