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EXHIBIT 3 7, Preparation for Postsecondary Education and Training (3 pages max) OCCC provides integrated services to "at -risk" or "Opportunity Youth". "Opportunity Youth - sometimes reOerred to as "disconnected youth" - are defined as people between the ages of 16 and 24 who are neither in school nor working. As ol'2015, there are approximately 5.8 million young An 11 in 6 youthj tvlro meet the definition of Opportunity Youth"(13ridgcland and Milano, 2012). further, Substance Abuse and Mental Ilealth Services Administratirni (SAMHSA) found adults under age 24 are the fastest growing segment of people experiencing homelessness, and may be at greater risk of homelessness than any other age group. in 2014, 34% o f peopl a experiencing homelessness were under age 24, according to IIousing and Urban Development (IIL'D, 2012) report. SANISHA further reports Opportunity Youth are "failing to build an economic fnrnrdatiOlr I'ur adult independence'. In these 25 years, O(XX' has provided paid job training program support to over 8,500 Corpsmembers by instilling a strong work ethic, developing an individual's self-worth, while providing the necessary experience andjoh skills to ensure thatouryoung adults become successful candidates in the workforce. Corpsmembers receive an education, learn professional job skills, take critical steps forward to become an employed and self-sufficient adult; an asset within their families, as asset within their community, an asset for all of California. The Santa Ana ZkrIOA Participant will have the opportunity to earn several cettificates of completion and•'or acconrplishmonts such n,; California high school dipinjna!GF-D, Americorps Educational Award(.), Fnrkli 11, Cminsuw, Red Cross CYIz'Firsi Aid, Sale Serve Food handlers, CaNIi),rnia State Guard Card, OSILk-10 hour (cmphasimd for Construction), and otherjob training readiness certification;. Each certification is individualized to advance each Participants progross toivarc[s their rF.P and JS.SP overall goals. The OCCC organizational piuposc is to empower young adults to become self ;oil icienl members of their community. The Corps accomplishes this by Offering activities and organized instruction krrgeted toward the educational, profcs ional, and personal development ofyoutlr- Some of the common and additional mea,ures to be utilized to cvaluato the success of this program will he as Ibllowq! Participants who are unemployed and out of school will hocome enrolled at the Corps and Will Succcssfidly complete the OCCC paid work experience assignment, as measured by the Corps Crew Supervisor's work ledger. The work of OCCC's Corpsmembers help mitigate changing climate impacts through lire fuel reduction, flood protection. water quality, reforestation, habitat restoration, weilands protection reparation, wildlife and native species protection, homeless encampment cleanups, bottle/can, tire, H.-waste, and oil recycling. All activities support redaction of Green house Gas and a lower -carbon footprint. Participants enrolled in the CCPA school will earn their high school diploma and mill successfully co -enroll In post-sewndar'y education as they get close to graduation, as measured by clasm)otn instructors teaching records Participants will successfully acquire "saJl" and "hard" occupational skills training needed to complete their assigned work proiects (i.e. disaster response, habitat 25A-246