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<br />Figurc 3: Asscssmcnt A,'eas <br /> <br />D Occupational Skills <br />. Skillcheck <br />o Other <br />An intensive program of recruitment will take place. CHCADA will engage in <br />extensive outreach activities. Currently, outreach services are conducted through three <br />strategic approaches First, our contracts with local institutions including juvenile courts, <br />probation departments, church youth groups, and family preservation projects serve as <br />a primary source of youth clients. Second, we use trained youth outreach workers to <br />introduce the services to the community, stimulate their interest, and encourage <br />individuals in need of our services to participate. Third, we encourage walk-ins by <br />directing our outreach workers to distribute carefully designed printed materials at <br />shopping malls, parks, recreational areas, and other places where youth tend to <br />congregate. Brochures, posters, and buttons will also disseminated at these locations. <br />Because our selected outreach workers are intimately familiar with the demographics of <br />the targeted community, the existing agencies that serve youth, and the social world of <br />the community, CHCADA's outreach workers are in an optimal position to conduct <br />grassroots outreach efforts for this program as well. While we utilize print materials and <br />mailings to youth-based organizations, our outreach workers also schedule <br />appointments directly with school officials, heads of youth service CBOs, etc. and utilize <br />person-to-person and group sessions to arrange referrals to our programs. According to <br />several reports, these measures are among the most effective methods of delivering <br />outreach services to the community youth.1 <br /> <br />y Direct Mailings - CHCADA has a database of other service providers, faith <br />institutions, schools, and other community organizations. We will send out <br />direct mailings to these organizations. <br />y Special Print Materials - Special print materials will be designed to inform <br />the youth and their parents/guardians about the program. We will also make <br />these materials available to schools, youth programs, and other providers <br />who serve youth. <br /> <br />I Friedman, Alfred S. et al.. 1985, op.cit. <br /> <br />CHCADA's Response to RFP# PY2002 <br /> <br />Page 10 <br />