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2015 Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center <br />Youth Employment Program - WIOA Proposal <br />1. Experience/Qualifications: <br />A. Agency description - The Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center (OCCTAC) is <br />recognized as one of Santa Ana's leading community builders for children, youth and families. <br />We prioritize on serving at -risk youth, foster youth, and youth with disabilities, including: <br />learning disabilities, health impairments, developmental disabilities, and others. Our programs <br />integrate youth with and without disabilities in a nurturing, community-based environment that <br />teaches respect, disability awareness, and full inclusion. <br />B. List the facility address and address of headquarters if different location. Please include <br />major cross streets. OCCTAC is located at 2215 N Broadway, Santa Ana, CA. 92706. Our <br />major cross streets are North Broadway and Buffalo. <br />C. Indicate hours of operation for <br />Hours 8:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. - 8:30 a,m.- 8:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. - Closed <br />8:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. <br />D. Briefly indicate what makes your facility youth friendly and suitable for the proposed <br />program. OCCTAC has been providing great programs for Santa Ana youth during the past <br />15 years! We prioritize on a wide variety of programs that motivate and engage youth in a <br />stimulating and friendly environment. Also, we are strategically located close to bus <br />terminals for the convenience of the youth; and our facility is compliant with all ADA <br />guidelines and regulations. In summary, our facility, hours of operations, location, and wide <br />variety of programs make our services very accessible, a facility youth friendly and suitable <br />for the proposed WIOA program. <br />E. Provide brief information on the following elements: <br />]. Average annual operating budget and sources of revenue - The average annual operating <br />budget for the OCCTAC is approximately $750,000. OCCTAC's sources of revenue come <br />from a variety of sources, including: county contracts, grants, fee for service, private <br />donations, public donations, and fundraising. <br />2. Brief description of staff - OCCTAC is staffed by highly qualified bilingual staff, including: <br />credentialed teachers, artists, therapists, counselors certified to provide services to youth <br />with and without disabilities. There are 7 Full-time staff and 40 -Part-time employees who <br />are employed in various classes and programs at our agency. <br />a. Executive Director—Dr. Ana Jimenez-Hami is the Founder and Executive Director of <br />OCCTAC. She earned a doctoral degree in the fields of Educational Psychology and Special <br />Education. She is also an Adjunct Faculty at Chapman University in the School of <br />Education. Dr. Jimenez will be responsible for supervising the WIOA staff and ensure the <br />success of the program, as well as monitoring the budget and overall program goals. Time <br />allocation for this program is 20% - this is not a WIA funded position. <br />EXHIBIT A <br />