ORANGE COUNTY CONSERVATION CORPS (7) - 2014

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program. Once the youth become stable and are able to maintain employment and education, they continue to be assisted in furthering their education, improving their work skills, and seeking better employment post -corps, leading to a life of self-sufficiency. II. Proposed Program A. Provide an overview of the program's main objectives. The OCCC program is a transitional work/school program that combines work and school daily in a structured, supervised program, inclusive of the following program components: • Provide jobs for foster/emancipated youth, youth with disabilities and youth on probation and who are Older and/or Out -of -School WIA eligible youth and are Santa Ana residents • Meet/exceed the WIA outcomes for entered employment or education, credential attainment, and skill gains as outlined by the Santa Ana Youth Council; • Youth who are unemployed and out of school will be enrolled into the Orange County Conservation Corps Charter School to earn their high school diploma • Provide "soft" and "hard" occupational skills training needed to complete Orange County Conservation Corps work projects (i.e. evasive species removal, reforestation, irrigation, construction, recycling); • Provide paid work experience, trainings, and certificates to develop and/or improve their resumes for future employment; • Develop and maintain a portfolio that highlights their work/school/credential accomplishments to use in seeking employment post -program • Improve basic skills and improve at least two grade levels on a standardized tests (i.e., STAR, TABE); • Practice and prepare to pass the California High School Exit Exam; • Earn scholarships for post -secondary instruction; • Develop leadership skills through various crew based and individual trainings; • Transition successfully from the OCCC program into employment and/or post -secondary Continuing education; • Complete work projects that benefit our local communities and instill a sense of community service and pride in their communities. As a part of their training, Corpsmembers are placed in on-the-job training, and they are paid for the work they do. These paid work experience placements have been developed by the OCCC to assist local cities, county agencies, and other nonprofit agencies with their conservation needs. OCCC work projects are environmentally -driven and benefit the community. B. Please provide a full description of the program in sections III -XVIII. NOTE: It will be expected that a full-time case manager operate this program. EXHIBIT A