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EXHIBIT 1 <br />2018-19 Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center <br />Youth Employment Program - WIOA Proposal <br />Psychology, Social Ecology, Education, and many more, These youth will not only be able to <br />gain hands on work experience in these fields as well, but also have the opportunity to gain <br />insight from these professionals on the do's and don'ts of these fields and the many different <br />paths they can take one day, and pave the paths to their very own careers. <br />K. Specify what types of support your organization will offer youth who are facing challenging <br />obstacles such as: family dysfunctions, mental health Issues, low self-esteem, probation, <br />gang Issues, parenting Issues, etc. OCCTAC has entered two new partnerships this year with <br />the following institutions: Pepperdine University, Graduate School of Education and <br />Psychology, and USC, School of Social Work. (Please see letters of support in attachments <br />section). Both Institutions will assign their interns to OCCTAC and provide Mental Health <br />Counseling to all our WIOA youth, if needed. Participants can enroll in individual counseling, <br />as well as group counseling and support groups. Also, all Youth will be able to take <br />workshops and training on where to obtain additional information and resources on some of <br />these subjects. Case Mangers will also be able to refer youth to additional specialists, if <br />needed. Finally youth will also be able to participate in any of the support groups and classes <br />provided by the FAMILY WELNESS programs at OCCTAC, to help them with low self-esteem, <br />parenting Issues, etc. and gain assistance in working through all of these challenges. <br />L. Will your organization offer mental health services or referrals to mental health agencies, <br />describe. YESI As stated above, OCCTAC has entered two new partnerships this year with <br />the following institutions: Pepperdine University, Graduate School of Education and <br />Psychology, and USC, School of Social Work. (Please see letters of support in attachments <br />section). Both institutions will assign their Interns to OCCTAC and provide Mental Health <br />Counseling to all our W10A youth, if needed. Thus, our staff can now make direct referrals <br />to provide free mental health services and onsite counseling on a weekly basis for our WIOA <br />youthl <br />M. Describe how your organization will provide or refer youth to comprehensive guidance <br />and counseling for drug and alcohol, etc. In partnership with the community services <br />program, we are be able to provide youth with a workshop on drugs and alcohol, and also <br />provide them information recourses, and referrals for counseling, if needed. <br />10.Workshops: <br />O. Provide information about the following workshops and how or when the workshops <br />will be provided to youth in the program: - All participants will be required to attend <br />Life Skills and Job Skills training that will encompass all of the following components. <br />Youth will be asked to attend 3 workshop series that will assist them in their overall <br />achievement in this program, as well as their personal lives. Workshops will be weekly. <br />Starting in September 2017 and ending in June 2018. <br />OCCTAC Training Series: <br />• Financial Literacy: This workshop series will allow WIOA participants to understand the <br />Importance of budgeting their money and savings. They will gain an insight on how to <br />become finically stable now in order to further assist them with their career and <br />25H-38 <br />