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YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT PROPOSAL QUESTIONS <br />2014-2015 <br />Instructions: Please provide a narrative response for each section and maintain the formatted sequence <br />according to the headers. Please answer each question as concisely as possible. Use font size 12 and <br />standard size margins. <br />Experience/Qualifications <br />A. Briefly describe your agency. <br />The Orange County Conservation Corps (OCCC) is a nonprofit, certified local <br />conservation corps, one of 13 certified local conservation corps in California. As a <br />certified local conservation corps, the OCCC operates under the California Public <br />Resources Code which mandates several program components, including paid <br />work experience, job training, education, life skills and pre-employment training. <br />The OCCC must maintain its certification each year through an annual state <br />certification review. <br />The OCCC incorporates a variety of youth and workforce development best <br />practices into its program design. in November 2013, the Department of <br />Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced that the <br />OCCC is one of 91 initial organizations nationwide that have been approved as <br />member organizations to help implement the Obama Administration's 21st <br />Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC). The 21CSC is a national collaborative <br />effort to put America's youth to work protecting, restoring, and enhancing <br />America's natural and cultural resources. Additionally, we implement a wrap- <br />around services provision model that brings together various service providers to <br />assist participants with their needs. Our collaborative partnership with local <br />businesses provides hands-on work experience and on the job training. <br />B. List the facility address and address of headquarters if different location. Please <br />include major cross streets. <br />Orange County Conservation Corps Charter School <br />Cross streets: Walnut and South Acacia in Fullerton <br />1548 E. Walnut <br />Fullerton, CA 92831 <br />(714)956-6222 <br />Administrative Headquarters <br />Cross Streets: Raymond and Kimberly in Anaheim <br />1853 Raymond Ave. <br />Anaheim, CA 92801 <br />(714)956-6222 <br />C. Indicate hours of operation for facility. <br />OCCC offices are open Monday—Thursday from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm and Friday <br />from 8:00 am to noon. Additional week -end and evening hours to be arranged <br />depending on individual participant needs, scheduled events, and activities. <br />EXHIBIT A <br />