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EXHIBIT 3
<br />5. Paid & Unpaid Work Experience (3 pages max)
<br />Corpsmcmbers may remain at the Orange County Conservation Corps for up to two years to
<br />"earn ... learn... and serve". This gives them the time necessary to develop the skills to
<br />enter the workforce. OCCC's program provides an opportunity for participants to earn a
<br />living through paid work experience, learn job shills and further their education, while they
<br />serve the public by completing conservation projects and services. Corpsmerbers who
<br />determine to work at OCCC work 29 hours per week, Monday through Thursday, and
<br />receive additional training, workshops, mcntoring, supportive services and case
<br />management upon returning to the campus at 2:301nn.
<br />As one of 14 local and state certified conservation corps in Cali Cor tia: OCCC belongs to a State
<br />association of local conservation corps designated to previdc services to our at -risk young adults.
<br />T7ie year-round paid job -training work oCCorpsmembers help mitigate clnnigring climate impacts
<br />through lire fuel reduction, flood protection, water quality, reforestation, habitat restoration;
<br />vvodands protection,"mparation, wildlife and native species protection, homeless encampment
<br />cleanups, bottle/cau, tire, F.-waste, and oil recycling..All activities support reduction ot'Green
<br />House Gas and a to-wor-carbon footprint. Many underrepresented young people in Orange
<br />County have little to no access to outdoor experiences. This is especially pervasive in the urban
<br />areas wo serve, among communities of color and poverty. The mission at OCCC is to preserve
<br />and protect the environment, as well as provide paid job skills training and carrier technical
<br />education opportunities for young wren and women who come from some of the states most
<br />disenfranchised communities or experience homelessness. C'orpsmernbers participate in
<br />programs and projects that address critical state needs, including natural resotaces and land
<br />management, energy and climate programs, emergency response and disaster relief., recycling
<br />and land diversion prograos, and active transportation development.
<br />As part of youth training, Participants have tho option to he placed ut Work L•'xperience Site
<br />(WWTX) and On -the -job -training locations through various multi -year partnerships with OCCC.
<br />Our community placement partnership sites including the firllnwing sites: Aerofit, Pathways
<br />Group, Heavy Equipment College of Cali limria, Associated General Contractors of America --
<br />Apprcndcoship (AGC), Working Wardrober Thri ft shop, PA Commercial Construction, IIeritage
<br />lfuscum, Boys & Girls Club of Brea, Yorba Linda & Placentia, Anaheim indcpcndencia FRC,
<br />Community Action Partnership, Monkey Business, Walgreen's— (Santa Ana, Anaheim sites),
<br />CVS — (Santa Ana, Anaheim sites), Moxie Glum, Smart & Final, G.O.A.1;.S., Costco, llad's
<br />Matter Children's Bureau, Crush Studios; Friendly Center, Anaheim Library, Goodwill
<br />Industries, Mesa Cold Storage, Orangethorpe Elementary School, and the Southwest Carpentry
<br />Union, as nica-sured by the worksite manager. W YA si Les, ofTered year round, also lead to the
<br />opportunity for direct hire employment following the completion of the paid job training
<br />experience. 'Today, several sites continue to employ previous Corpsmembers in WEX cvho are
<br />now Job Coaches, Managers, Ilrivers, TT Specialist, Administration Assistants, IIR Clerks,
<br />Warehouse staff, and more within that company. Youth training at W F.X sites complete a site
<br />agreement, orientation specifically detailing policies, and transitional assistance into competitive
<br />employment. OCCC WRX sites offer paid job training in opportunities that include in -demand
<br />industries identified in the Orange County Regional Plan including Manufacturing (Aerotec site),
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