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EXHIBIT 1 <br />2019-20 Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center <br />Youth Employment Program - WIOA Proposal <br />zl Prop <br />osed Program: U image max) <br />A. Provide an overview of the program's main objectives. <br />The WIOA program at OCCTAC is an extension of our current educational services provided to <br />older youth to empower and provide life -changing opportunities for all youth, OCCTAC has <br />been working with WIOA participants since 2005. The program will continue to provide 13 out <br />of 14 WIOA elements: educational services, job training, paid work experience, adult <br />mentoring, literacy & math tutoring, career & educational counseling, occupational skills <br />training and education, supportive services, certificate programs, leadership opportunities, <br />comprehensive counseling, financial literacy, entrepreneurial skills training, labor market <br />information, and activities to help youth prepare for post -secondary education and follow-up <br />services. OCCTAC staff will refer participants to alternative secondary school services with <br />College and Career Preparatory Academy (CCPA) or Santa Ana College School of Continuing <br />Education. <br />The program will take place primarily at our community -based center In Santa Ana. Participants <br />will engage in a variety of educational and job training activities, including classroom and <br />workshop instruction. All participants will be required to meet Individually with key staff, <br />participate in daily and weekly educational trainings, and weekly workshops. In addition, WIOA <br />participants will also engage in weekly "hands-on" work experience and job training <br />opportunities at our agency and other offsite job trainings in the community, Please see below <br />Table 1 for an overview of the program timeline for the entire year. <br />TABLE 1.— Program Timeline <br />Program Time iiie <br />Month 1-2 <br />Ob'ectives: <br />Program Overview, <br />Assessments, <br />Participant Goals <br />Months 3-8 <br />Objectives: <br />Educational Guidance, <br />Tutoring, Vocational Training, <br />Job Training, Workshops & <br />Work Experience <br />-- <br />Ob ectives: <br />Employability/Job Skills <br />& Job Search <br />2019 — June 30, 2D20 <br />vb.olllev 41YIYICiV 11Q1111_I.Fj. - <br />• Orientation of program and services with Case Manager <br />• Employability/Job skills assessment with Case manager <br />• Basic Skills/Academic levels assessment with Literacy and Numeracy tutor <br />• Career Interest assessment and survey with Career Counselor <br />• Determine Employment and Academic goals <br />• Initiate bi-monthly meetings with Case Manager to discuss goals and service <br />needs of participants <br />• initiate paid work experience <br />• Initiate weekly Leadership/Jab/Life skills workshops <br />• Initiate weekly tutoring of Literacy and/or Numeracy skills <br />• Continue bi-monthly meetings with Case Manager to discuss progress <br />• Continue monthly meetings with Career Counselor for academic guidance <br />• Continue monthly support group with other WICA participants and staff <br />• Continue bi-monthly meetings with case manager to discuss program goals, <br />and for intense employs bility skills and job search training <br />• Continue tutoring, if necessary <br />• Coritlnue monthly life skills training <br />• Continue weekly workshops with WIOA participants and staff <br />B. Please see below In sections 3 —17 a full description of the program. <br />25A-24 <br />