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interventions. OCCC staff also call youth, providing mentoring services and counseling support to <br />problem solve issues, provide referrals to address specific needs, as well as provided supportive <br />services to address further barriers. OCCC staff provide pick up points at various locations <br />throughout Santa Ana, Anaheim and Buena Park to help with transportation barri ers. OCCC staff <br />link parenting youth to various childcare providers including Orange County Head Start. OCCC <br />supports mental health issues with directly linking youth to the Health Care Agency Behavioral <br />Health Services for intakes and assessments. OCCC refers youth to several domestic violence <br />shelters and hotlines to support young men and woman, provide psychoeducation regarding the <br />"Cycle of Violence" and the negative effects of violence in the household on early childhood <br />development. Program Specialist for OCCC's Anaheim WBD Grant are led by Ms. Veronica <br />Yepez. Ms. Yepez own life experiences include domestic violence, low-income housing and now <br />she possess the skills to help mentor, guide, and counsel youth to succeed in completing program <br />outcomes. Ms. Yepez recently was honored as a guest speaker at the Ruth House of Hope and <br />shared her own survival story from domestic violence. Ms. Yepez has served youth at OCCC for <br />8 years. Ms. Yepez also has a Bachelor's of Science in Accounting. She is a talented and <br />passionate role model for the young adults, especially those experiencing "hotspots". Ms. Yepez <br />has years of experience in dealing with crisis situations. <br />OCCC and CCP A provide quarterly back to school celebration events, as all the past students are <br />given specific information needed to continue their educational goals. Staff BBQ and often hold <br />icebreaker activities, complete tours and do everything in our power to re-engage youth in <br />educatio!1al and employmentprograms._OCCC Program Manager Susan-Soria often collaborates <br />with local organizations, as she recently was able to get the radio station 97.1 to host a back to <br />school event, which was featured on their radio station, and the campus held a friendly staff vs. <br />Corpsmembers basketball game. <br />OCCC holds Youth Advisory monthly meetings to address improvement of services, increased <br />participation of youth in programs, and innovation within the OCCC. Dropout recovery is also <br />addressed in these advisory meetings, in which OCCC youth present ways to better improve <br />retention services. OCCC have raised funds to host a "prom" night, which Working Wardrobes <br />was able to collaborate in donating dresses for the ladies, and suits for the men. The event provided <br />retention services, providing a lot of excitement for the youth who dropped out of school and were <br />never able to attend their own prom. The event was ultimately a success, and featured in the Orange <br />County Register. <br />The Corps job readiness and workforce preparedness training incorporates the SCANS Foundation <br />Skills and the development of effective personal qualities: <br />Basic Skills: Corpsmembers will become competent in reading, writing, mathematics, speaking <br />and listening. <br />Thinking Skills: Corpsmembers will develop the ability to think creatively, to learn, to reason, to <br />make decisions and to solve programs. <br />Personal Qualities and Leadership Skills: Corpsmembers will develop individual responsibility, <br />self-esteem, self-management, self-control, stress man agement, sociability and integrity through <br />OCCC participation. <br />OCCC collaborates with the local Universities and Colleges to provide internship opportunities. <br />Internships include students completing social work hours, organization development, and <br />Exhibit 2