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Finally, Santa Ana's vision is sensitive to the needs of its unique demographics and regional mix. As <br />a major supplier of workforce for surrounding communities, Santa Ana is firmly embedded in its <br />regional and cluster matrix. <br />Santa Ana's implementation of the vision entails enhancing business and supports social and <br />educational services and access to them, mostly though not exclusively through its WORK Center <br />and WDB. An effective efficient administration is necessary to deliver the services that make each of <br />these strategies effective. The Santa Ana WDB's overall strategies: <br />1. Identify regional clusters most likely to create new jobs in which Santa Ana's workforce can <br />participate and the foundational requirements of such jobs; <br />2. Expand small business development support as a creator of new jobs and method for growing <br />the local tax base; <br />3. Educate Santa Ana's current and future workforce through classroom pre -training and <br />training activities, plus on-the-job training and workforce skill enhancement activities; <br />4. Offer career pathway programs for both unemployed and employed adults and youth; <br />5. Increase access to jobs for disconnected and underserved populations, especially youth; <br />6. Organize, integrate and support social and other services through the WDB's network of <br />partnerships, volunteer organizations, and established institutional resources; and <br />7. Assure funding from all public, private, and other sources in support of its programs. <br />D. ONE-STOP SYSTEM, SERVICES <br />The AJCC, currently located at the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center (hereinafter referred to <br />as the Santa Ana W/O/R/K Center), 1000 E. Santa Ana Blvd., shall provide and/or coordinate WIOA <br />services to individuals, providing them with the necessary skills to participate in building a world- <br />class workforce in Santa Ana. In January of 1996, the Santa Ana W/O/R/K Center opened its doors as <br />the first universal access One -Stop in the County of Orange designed to meet the employment <br />placement assistance and training needs of the community through workforce and economic <br />development. The W/O/R/K Center offers the community a variety of informational, employment <br />and training services based on individual needs. Those needs are met by the combined efforts of the <br />W/O/R/K Center partners which include the Employment Development Department (EDD), Orange <br />County Social Services Agency (SSA), Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD), <br />State Department of Rehabilitation, Boys & Girls Club of Santa Ana, City of Santa Ana Economic <br />Development Department, and several other agencies. <br />The W/O/R/K Center is located in the city of Santa Ana which ranks as the fourth densest city in the <br />entire nation. Santa Ana's workforce faces unique challenges based on its population base, its <br />industrial growth, and its economic position. Santa Ana is the second oldest and second most <br />populous incorporated city in Orange County compared to Anaheim, and its median household <br />income ranks nearly the same, near the bottom of incorporated Orange County cities. However, <br />fruitful comparison ends here. Many of Santa Ana's residents speak Spanish at home as their primary <br />or additional language. Santa Ana also is a particularly young population, with almost a quarter of its <br />population under 18 than the state norm. Add to this an exceptionally high drop-out rate for local <br />schools. These issues create a unique flavor for Santa Ana the city. They impact almost every <br />element of work and work preparedness, including their underlying education, youth culture, industry <br />distribution, and other drivers. The AJCC, through its central location at the Santa Ana Regional <br />3 <br />