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EXHIBIT 3 <br />2. Proposed Program (I page max <br />Youth will enroll in the Orange County Conservation Corps' program. for services in the <br />Ibllow•ing (5) types of measurable skill gains: educational ski11 advancement, occ)Ipatiorral skill <br />training, high school diploma services, individualized paid job training, and pose -secondary <br />educational achievement. Fach youth enrolled wiI] develop an individual service strategy (I SS) <br />in direct, coordination with an OCCC Program Specalisl. The timeline of sendecs 1v911 consist of <br />Lip to 12 months' direct scrvice. Each participant will also be eligible Colt 12-months post exit <br />follow up services. Youth services ure designed to overcome signi licaut barriers not otherwise <br />rnet wvilhin the traditional community assessment ofneetls. OCCC has extensive history serving <br />youth participants with severe barriers. Services include but arc not limited to: recruitment, <br />screening, assessment and linl<ltges, case management, 1SS, orientation, enlvllment, paid job <br />training, certifications, competitive employment, cducatiemd services, supportive services, skill <br />aliainnlew, and service provisions with individualized target outcomes for each participant. <br />Corpsmembers approach the program in 4-phases of leadership devclopmenl. Upon successful <br />completion of comprehensive service goals, youth exporience trantil:onnational personal growth, <br />post -secondary educational gains, and increased wages through competitive canployment. <br />To assist Corpsmcmbers in overcoming the barriers and complete the N&g0A program <br />successfully; the OCCC Case Manager will identify community partnerships and resources <br />which are available and can provide appropriate service to the participant, i.e. Anaheim Housing <br />Authority, Project Kinship (Conviclion Sentence Reduction), Volunteers of.Amenica, <br />Department of Child Support Services. OC Head Start (Child Care), Drug and Alcohol treatment <br />programs; community health care services, Wells Fargo Outreach Team (Financial Literacy), <br />Aimheim R orkforce Center. Cal WORKS, DMV, etc). Support services arc critical to help ensure <br />Corpsrnembers are able to obtain and mauatain employment post -Corp. These include bus passes. <br />gas cards, housing assistance, obildcare assistance and more. The OCCC pro tFun design is <br />comprehensive turd coordinates services for at -risk ; oltlh Qlrou_(rji extensive network or <br />community partners who provide sorvices as in -kind support. <br />• Program Specialist will be responsible for coordinating outside support services with <br />local agencies and community partners <br />• 'Meetings with collaborating agencies will be scheduled monthly ue review and coordinate <br />supped services wit,it parinerhtg agencies <br />• Semi-monthly Program llcpartment meetings will include communtly partner <br />presentations <br />The OCCC's Program Specialist, in coordination with. the W10A participant, arc mentors to our <br />youth. Program Specialist will develop the youth's ISS inclusive of assessment results, work <br />rcadincss evaluation; ONIF.T and counseling and gtudarice. ror personal needs and potential <br />harrier to success. Case managers will review Individual Educational Plans (ILP), help in <br />requesting previous transcripts from high schools, and conduct work readiness pre and post-tests. <br />Corpstnembers receive extensive training in `Green" lecllnologies and projects that address <br />critical state needs, including natural resources and land management, energy and climate <br />programs, emergency response and disaster relief. recycling and land diversion programs, and <br />active transportation development. <br />25A-236 <br />