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G. The OCLF is confident that 100% fulfillment of required enrollment will be met by <br />December 31, 2015. This will be met by outreaching to our partners mentioned <br />above and community through flyers, social media, OCLF website, invitation to <br />participate letters, and speaking engagements. <br />4. Assessment <br />A. The OCLF will use the Test for Adult Basic Education tool to assess youth <br />participant's reading and math skills. <br />B. Based on the TABE assessment results, the OCLF will then triage youth participants <br />into 3 different levels: <br />• Career Exploration: Connect youth to careers based on assessment results <br />• Orientation: Assist youth in connecting with mentors and available <br />apprenticeships <br />• Worker Rights: Connect currently employed youth with advancement <br />opportunities and /or attaining certification within industry. <br />C. The OCLF acknowledges that not all youth are on the college track, are presented <br />with other alternatives post high school and face hardships. Unfortunately, income <br />levels present a big challenge for low income families to pursue a four year degree. <br />In addition, alternatives are rarely available due to lack of knowledge. According to <br />2014 "Orange County on the Cusp of Change" report, "Orange County is among the <br />most expensive places to live in the entire country' and "ranked 4th out of the <br />largest 100 metropolitan areas for fastest growing income gap between the rich and <br />the poor between 1990 and 2012." Furthermore, "migration patterns have created a <br />county with social polarization and geographic inequalities." Also, "the top five cities <br />with highest unemployment in Orange County - Anaheim, Santa Ana, Garden Grove, <br />Stanton, and Buena Park — are also the lowest- income areas." "The number of <br />children between preschool and twelfth grade that identified as homeless or in <br />unstable living arrangements rose 7% to over 30,000." Further research shows <br />"emerging communities tend to be lower income and face educational attainment <br />challenges and language isolation." "For instance, while members of the Korean <br />community have a substantially better record of educational attainment rates than <br />members of the Vietnamese community, both groups are affected by linguistic <br />isolation that hinders their ability to seek or receive help on a wide range of issues <br />like healthcare and educational services." <br />D. The OCLF envisions a triage system that will address the barriers that youth <br />encounter. We will utilize the TABE assessment tool to better understand the needs <br />of individual participants. Based on those results, youth will be guided to three <br />distinct areas: <br />Exhibit A 3 <br />