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-I Fi!'ure 12: Other Services to he Provided at La Familia and/or Other Community Sites . Monitoring school/vocational program attendance on a daily basis during the first four weeks aller enrollment, hi-weekly during month two and wcckly during month three; . Identifying academic tutoring as rcquesled to address acadcmic problems; . Promoting the involvement of the youth in work or playas a means ofbeller integrating them into the workplace environment; . Encouraging parents to allend PTA meetings and other school activities; . Provide continuing career counseling to the youth, including follow-up counseling; . Providing substance abuse treatment/recovery and/or prevention activities for youth who require such services; . Within 48 hours of their intakc, actively place youth in health programs, mental hcalth program, literacy programs, etc., as necdcd; . Before and after program completion, actively assist the families of the youth in accessing other services as needed; . Within two days of intake, hold an orientation meeting that reiterates areas covered in the group counseling/mini courses with cach youth; . Identify paired male/female adult mentors, train mentors, pair them with three to four youth, and hold two ha]j~hour sessions per week per participant begirming within 48 hours of intake; · Provide job-readiness training onsite at La Familia and through referrals to appropriate One- Stops; . Provide job development support directly and through refelTa]s to One-Stops; . I.Iost collective faith-based activities at least thrce times over the 120-day program for youth and families who wish to participate; . Link youth who wish to participate with faith-based programs in their neighborhoods through direct contacts with the faith leaders; . Provide leadership opportunities for youth; . Meet with families within the home environment at least four (4) times over the course of the program; . Link the families and mentors with low-cost recreation at least once a week; and . Complete other activities needed to fully engage the youth. In the next section we describe the methodologies that will be applied in the delivery of the full range of services offered. TllSk 7: Providing G.'oup Workshops/Counseling Senices The California Hispanic Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Inc. (CHCADA) currently has tested curriculum and course materials in each of the service areas CHCADA's Response to RFP# PY2002 Page 19