ORANGEWOOD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION (2) - 2010

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Rising Tide Communities: This collaborative transitional housing program offers motivated, former foster youth affordable, quality housing in two apartment complexes and a supportive, goal-directed community for successful transition into adulthood. Peer Mentor Program: Peer Mentors are former foster youth who choose to give back to Orangewood and youth still in the foster care system. They are an active part of our Orangewood Resource Center and Independent Living Program and hold sessions with the teens at the Orangewood Children's Home. Independent Living Program (ILP): ILP provides workshops, special events, and support services to foster youth, ages 16 to 21, to help them prepare for emancipation. Services may also include one-on-one guidance to youth needing extra support pre- and post-emancipation. Orangewood Resource Center: Drop-in center for current and former Orange County foster youth offering services they need to become independent adults, including educational activities and resources for jobs, college, housing, health, etc. Youth also have access to computers, fax machines, a washer and dryer and food & hygiene items. Mentor Program: Our Mentor Program was developed to provide one-on-one adult interaction for the increasing number of foster care youth in Orangewood programs. Mentors support and encourage youth from ages 12-25. California Youth Connection: A leadership group made up of current and emancipated foster youth-acting as Orange County's representative to this statewide organization- who participate in policy development and legislative change in the area of foster care. Families and Communities Together (FaCT): A public, private partnership supporting Family Resource Centers (FRCs) and non-profit organizations with program development and administration, training, advocacy, and other support that enhances service delivery. FRCs are located in communities throughout Orange County and provide an array of comprehensive human services for at-risk families and children. Services are designed to prevent child abuse and neglect by strengthening each family's capacity to become self-sufficient. Children's Health Initiatives: Comprised of ProjectConnections.FRC Health Access and Bridges for Newborns, and made possible through the support of the Children and Families Commission of Orange County. PCFRC Health Access is a health education and in-home support services program for pregnant women and families with children ages 0-5, delivered through Orange County Family Resource Centers. Bridges for Newborns works with community-based organizations and Orange County birthing hospitals to provide health access support and in-home services for families with infants who are in need of extra support for up to two years to ensure a strong start in life. CONNECT: Provides Orange County nonprofit organizations with resources and skills to strategically build their capacity for long-term sustainability and growth. OCF/Foster Youth Liaison Project PY 10/11 16 EXHIBIT A