ORANGE COUNTY ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY ALLIANCE - 2014

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OCAPICA - YSPN FY 2014-15 1. EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS A. The Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance, Inc. (OCAPICA) was established in 1997 with the mission to build a healthier and stronger community by enhancing the well-being of underserved families through inclusive partnerships. OCAPICA operates 19 different culturally competent programs in the areas of health, mental health, youth development and leadership, community and economic development, education, and policy serving mainly very low-income individuals throughout Southern California. OCAPICA has 16 years of administering education and training programs and six years of experience in case management programs for underserved youth and young adults of all ethnic backgrounds, including those of African American, Asian American, Caucasian, Latina, and Pacific Islander heritage. B. OCAPICA is located on: 12900 Garden Grove Blvd, Suite 214A Garden Grove, CA 92843. Our major cross streets are Garden Grove Blvd. and Haster Street, C. HOURS OF OPERATION AND DAYS Days Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Hours 9AM-6PM 9AM-6PM 9AM-6PM 9AM-6PM 9AM-6PM D. OCAPICA's youth facility is already setup to be youth friendly. Currently, there are 14 computers that are accessible to youth at any time during OCAPICA's operating hours. OCAPICA is a drop-in facility, meaning that youth may come in to request assistance from staff at any time, with or without an appointment. OCAPICA's youth facility is located on a major street near two busy intersections, making it easily accessible from all major OCTA bus routes. OCAPICA is also located next to the 22 freeway, making it easily accessible from all nearby cities. Staff are youth -friendly, nonjudgmental, bilingual and from the communities they serve. A majority of our staff speaks Spanish or Vietnamese as well as we have a total of 16 languages available for services. We also have bilingual Parent Partners who provide services and support to the parents and caregivers in the family. Our case managers are very youth friendly, young people who live and work in the communities we serve, are truly competent in youth culture, but also receive more than 500 hours of training in serving and supporting youth, OCAPICA follows a very inclusive model, always involving the community and youth in all aspects of our programs' development, implementation, and evaluation. We utilize leadership development, mentoring, resiliency model, 40 Developmental Assets, mentoring, the Social Ecological Model, and the Empowerment Model, and patient and community navigation in all of our program work. OCAPICA also partners with 40 different agencies in providing services to the community and ensures self efficacy and capacity building is developed for all individuals and families, E. 1. OCAPICA has an annual operating budget of $3.2 million from diverse funding services, including government (Orange County Workforce Investment Board, County of Orange EXHIBIT A