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3. Population A. Describe the total number of youth that will be served by this grant. The Seeds to Trees Academy program will serve 15 youth. B. Describe the age ranee of the youth that will be served. Of the 15 youth, 12 will be "out -of -school youth" (ages 16-24) and 3 will be "in -school youth" (ages 14-21). C. Describe any minimum requirements that youth need to have in order to be enrolled into your program (aside from the WIOA Youth eligibility requirements). In addition to WIOA Youth eligibility requirements, priority enrollment will be provided to WIOA eligible returning military veterans who are out -of -school youth (refer to letter of support from SAC Veteran Upward Bound program). Additional priority enrollment will be provided to WIOA eligible youth who have completed a minimum of 30 hours of volunteer service in Santa Ana Public Library and/or Parks and Recreation programs. D. Special consideration for organizations that can serve the following youth Populations: 1. At least 80% of Out -of -School youth (required): Yes we will serve 80% this population 2. At least 10% of youth with disabilities: Yes 10% will be this population 3. At least 10% of foster/emancipated youth: Yes 10% will be this population 4. At least 10% youth that have dropped out of high school: Yes 10% will be this population 5. At least 10% of youth on probation: Yes 10% will be this population E. Specify how the targeted vouth populations (out -of -school youth with disabilities foster/emancipated, probation, dropouts) will be recruited. • Out -of -School and dropout youth will be recruited via referrals from SAC Continuing Education Program, SAUSD (refer C2),Access California services (refer to letter of intent 179) and at outreach events. We will also post flyers and recruit for the program among library patrons (refer to attachment W4). • Youth with Disabilities: The library has had a successful association with serving as a work experience site for the Santa Ana Unified School District's Special Education Program Youth. The Transition Center has agreed to continue to refer youth with disabilities to the Seeds to Trees Academy (please refer to Letter C4 from SAUSD Transition Center). Youth with physical disabilities will be welcome in the program, as will youth with mild learning disorders. We have had tremendous success working with youth who are autistic, and have started a partnership with Easter Seals Autistic Services program. They have agreed to refer youth to our program as well (please refer to letter C5 from Easter Seals Autistic services). Youth with severe cognitive disabilities will find the educational components of the program too demanding. With space in the program limited, it is necessary to offer the training only to those who can benefit from it. • Foster Youth: The library has developed a successful association with Orangewood Children's Foundation which serves foster youth in Orange County, and they have agreed to refer emancipated foster youth for participation in the program (refer to Letter C7 from Orangewood Children's Foundation). Further, the Project Director has been attending