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EXHIBIT 3 3. Population (2 pages max) 87% ol'youth served at OCGG identify as Hispanic or Latin American (91%identify as a minority). 85% of youth served qualiA' for free and reduced lunch, living at or below the IIousing and Urban Development (HUD) Federal Poverty i;evel. Nearly all youth identify as being at risk of becoming homeless and/or experienced homeless. This trend continues in rise, as in 2017-18, 15% of youth entering OCCC programs identified as homeless. Nearly all youth entering programs live with a disability or a significant harrier As purl of this program, 25 youth will be enroll by December 31, 2019. Our program is directed to serve youth ages 18-25. The youth served are primarily high school dropouts (out -of -school youth), who are or have been homeless and/or runaways, have been in foster cure, parenting or pregnant youth, who could have mental or physical challenges, who are court irtvolvecI, on probation, on informal probation, and who have hrcarccrated pareuts. Aside from the NN IOA Youth eligibility requirements, youth do not need any additional requirements. Depending on a youth's barder(s), OCCC may help our youth obtain high school diploma or a copy of their diploma, a letter from the Ibster care system, a birth certificate of their child or children, or a letter from one's heal lh provider stating one's health condition. Otherwise, OCCC does not require any additional documents for enrollment aside Cram the WIOA Youth eligibility requirements. OCCC has successlitlly recruited youth into the Santa Ana W10A program for the pust 12 years. We recently completed 100% enrollment for the 2018-2019 program. OCCC uses a 15-point approach to recruit youth. OCCC has a frill -time recruiter, Brawn Faavua, who is actively- eugaged with our community 40 hours a week.. Further, OCCC: uses several tools specifically targeted to "opportunity" youth, with a priority for out of school youth. '1'hc 15-paint approach is as follows: 1. Collaboration with the Santa Ana WORK center, and Other Orange County one -stop centers. OCCC posts flyers at these locations, and works directly with Evelyn Lenz tO send Out the OCCC recruitment 1..1yer throughout her network of organisations. 2. OCCC is active at.job fairs throughout the year, include.job fairs speciGcully targcled to youth through partnerships with Social Services, OCKET, Orangewood, and work centers. 3. Onsite rccruitmeus with our I.amily Resource Centers. 4. Social media: Fauebook, 'twitter, histagram recruitment postings and engagement. 5. Craigslist and various other career websitejoh postings. 6. Col laberation with the Department of Education, as part of the Career and College Preparatory Academy, in posting OCCC job recruitments throughout the 22 locations, on the Department Of. Education wcbsite, and at the OCCC high school campus. Department of Education teachers and staff also help OCCC in enrolling students in both educational and workfume training programs. 7. Outreach to previous high school dropouts and youth that stopped the enrollment process to re-engaeo in Sol -vices and follow-up care. S. Recruitment partnerships throughout our network of various non -profits organizations; and for-prolif organizations, as we are always hiring youlla. 25A-237