Item 10 - Agreements with Orange County Therapeutic Arts Center, Working Wardrobes

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EXHIBIT 1 2025-26 Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center (OCCTAC) Youth Employment Program E. Specify how the targeted youth populations (out-of-school,youth with disabilities, foster/emancipated, probation, homeless) will be recruited. As mentioned previously, OCCTAC has excellent community partnerships that will help us fulfill our enrollment goals and targeted youth populations. See below a summary of youth populations and partners. 1. Out of School Youth: OCCTAC has had a strong partnership with the Santa Ana College, Centennial Education Center for the past 20 years. We have received many referrals from SAC for out of school youth, as well as engage our youth in their State Certificate programs. As seen in Table 2, OCCTAC has consistently served at least 80% of out of school youth in the program, throughout the years. See letter of support included in this proposal. 2. Youth with Disabilities: OCCTAC has had a strong partnership with the Santa Ana Unified School District, Transition Partnership Program (TPP) during the past 20 years, in order to serve youth with disabilities. As seen in Table 2, OCCTAC has exceeded the 10% minimum and has served consistently over 50% of youth with disabilities! We are grateful to our key community partner SAUSD TPP program staff for all of their referrals and support! Also, in the past S years, OCCTAC has a new contract with the Regional Center of Orange County and has been receiving referrals to serve young adults with disabilities. See letter of support. 3. Foster/Emancipated Youth: OCCTAC will continue to collaborate with the County of Orange, Social Services, to continue to serve foster/emancipated youth. OCCTAC has been a partner with the County since 2007. We are looking forward to continuing this partnership, and serve more foster/emancipated youth in Orange County this year! See letter of support. 4. Youth on Probation:_As stated previously, OCCTAC has been in preliminary conversations with the ED at Project Kinship (Steven Kim) on the possibility of collaborating and getting referrals from their program for our WIOA program. Project Kinship operates in the same building as OCCTAC (221S N. Broadway—second floor) where OCCTAC agency is located! The mission of Project Kinship is to provide support and training to lives impacted by incarceration, gangs, and violence through hope, healing, and transformation. OCCTAC will partner with PK to ensure at least 10%or this population in our program. 5. Homeless Youth: OCCTAC will continue to collaborate with various community agencies, including the WISE Place, an organization that focuses primarily on serving homeless women (youth and adults). In addition to our excellent community partnerships, OCCTAC will continue to conduct community outreach, community presentations, and participate at various community events throughout the year to promote our programs and inform the youth in the Santa Ana community about this wonderful WIOA Youth Employment program at OCCTAC. See Table 3 for more information. 4