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2017-18 Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center <br />Youth Employment Program - WICIA Proposal <br />Table 2- Percentages of Youth Population served at OCCTAC <br />Out of School Youth <br />75% <br />75% <br />Youth with Disabilities <br />25% <br />25% <br />Foster Youth <br />15% <br />15% <br />High School Dropouts <br />15% <br />30% <br />Youth on Probation <br />5% <br />0% <br />Homeless Youth <br />5% <br />5% <br />As seen on Table 2, OCCTAC has exceeded the minimum percentage required by this grant in <br />most youth population categories, except for youth on probation and youth that are homeless, <br />Therefore, this year we will focus more on enrolling the "youth on probation" and expand our <br />network and community partnerships to ensure the minimum of 10% for these target <br />populations. We will continue to strengthen our community partnerships with the Santa Ana <br />Unified School District, Community Day High School, as well as expand with others, such as, the <br />Santa Ana Police Department, etc. <br />E. Specify how the targeted youth populations (out-of-school, youth with disabilities, <br />foster/emancipated, probation, dropouts) will be recruited - OCCTAC has excellent community <br />partners that will help us fulfill our enrollment goals through referrals, and help us provide an <br />excellent program for all our youth. <br />Target group - Youth with Disabilities: OCCTAC has had a strong partnership with the Santa <br />Ana Unified School District, Special Education, and Transition Partnership Program (TPP) <br />during the past 11 years, in order to serve youth with disabilities exiting high school. This <br />year we will expand this partnership by also serving the In -school youth papulation with <br />disabilities. In partnership with the SAUSD TPP program staff, we will ensure that our <br />enrollment goals will be met by the first quarter. The Case manager will work closely with <br />the SAUSD, TPP staff for referrals of youth with disabilities, and to make sure that our <br />participants will be successfully attain all their goals! <br />2. Target group — Foster Youth/ Emancipated: OCCTAC has partnered with the County of <br />Orange, Social Services, Children and Families Services Division, Olive Crest and Orangewood <br />to continue to serve more emancipated foster youth. OCCTAC has been a partner with the <br />County since 2007, We are looking forward to continue to grow and strengthen our <br />partnership with the County, Social Services to continue to provide and expand work <br />experience placements, vocational training, academic /employment services and mentoring <br />to foster youth in Orange County. <br />3, Target group — Probation Youth; In partnership with the City of Santa Ana and the Santa Ana <br />Unified School District, OCCTAC has started a partnership with counselors and probation <br />officers that work with this population. <br />EXHIBIT A <br />25B-27 <br />