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EXHIBIT 3 the ability to go to the OS Y to provided interventions. OCCC staff also call youth, providing mentoring services and counseling support to problem solve issues, provide referrals to address specific needs, as well as provided supportive services to address further barriers. OCC:C staff provide pick up points at various locations throughout Santa Aau, Anaheim and Buena Park to help with transportation barriers. OCCC staff link parenting youth to various childcarcproviders including Orange County Head Start. OCCC supports mental health issues with directly linking youth to the Health Care Agency Rehaviond IIealth Services for intakes and assessments. OCCC: reler. youth to several domestic violence shelters and hotlines to support young men and woman, provide psychoeducation regarding the "Cycle of Violence" and the negative effects ofActlence in the household on early childhood development. Program Specialist for OCCC's Anaheim WBD Grant are led by Ms. Veronica Yepez. Ms. Ycpor own life experiences include domestic violence, low-income hortsing and now she possess the skills to help mentor, guide, and counsel youth to succeed in completing program outcomes. Ms. Ycpcz recently was honored us a guest speaker at the Ruth IIouse of trope and shared her own survival story from domestic violence. Ms. Yepcz has sewed youth at OCCC for 8 years. Ms, Yepez also has a Bachelor's of Science in Accounting. She i s a (alerted and passionate role model for the young adults-, especially those experiencing "hotspots". Ms. Vepez has years of experience in dealing with crisis situations. OCCC and CCPA provide quarterly buck to school celebration events, as all the past students are given speoifie information needed to continue their educational goals. Staff RRC) and often hold icehreaker activities, complete tours and do everything in our power to re-engage youth in educational and employment programs. OCCC; Program Manager Susan Soria often collaborates with local organization., us she recently was able to get the radio station 97.1 to host a back to school event, which was featured on their radio station, and the campus held a friendly staff vs. Corpsmembets basketball game. OCCC holds Youth Advisory monthly meetings'to address improvement of services, increased participation of youth in programs, and innovation within the OCCC. Dropout recovery i s also addressed in these advisory meetings, in which OCCC youth present ways to better improve retention services. OUT have raised funds to host a "prom" night, which Working Wardrobes was able to collaborate in donating drosses for the ladies, and suits 1 br the men. The event provided retention services, providing a lot oCexcitement for tire youth who dropped out of school and were never able to attend their own prom. The event was ultimately a success, and featured in the Orange County Register. The Corps joh readiuess and workforce preparedness (raining incorporates the SCANS Fowidution Skills and the dcvclopmcnt ofell'ective personal qualities: Basic Skills: Corpsmernber:s will became competent in reading, writing, mathematics, speaking and listening. Thinking Skills: Corpsmembers will develop the ability to think creatively, to learn, to reason, to make decisions and to solve programs. Personal Qualities and Leadership Skills: Corpsmembers will develop individual responsihilily, self esteem, self -management, sel l=control, stress management, sociability and integrity throw* i OCCC participation. OCCC collaborates with the local Universities and Colleges to provide intcrnshlp opportunities. Internships include students completing social work hours, organization development, and 25A-244