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EXHIBIT 1 <br /> 2025-26 Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center (OCCTAC) <br /> Youth Employment Program <br /> TABLE 5:Additional Job Training Programs for WIOA Youth mentored by NON-WIOA staff <br /> PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Days/Times <br /> Early Start Program The Early Start program is and early intervention program Mondays&Tuesdays <br /> that integrates very young children (6 months to 3 years of 8:30 am—11:30 am <br /> age)with and without special in a natural community Fridays <br /> environment with their parents. It aims at enhancing 8:30 am—10:30 am <br /> students'cognitive, language, motor and social <br /> development. <br /> Pre-Kinder Arts The Pre-Kinder Arts program is a bilingual school readiness Wednesdays& <br /> Program program that serves children ages 3-4 years old.The Thursdays <br /> parents and children work together in a creative and 8:30 am—11:30 am <br /> nurturing environment by engaging in music, art, literacy, Fridays <br /> and parenting classes to prepare children for school. 10:30—12:30 pm <br /> After School Arts The ASA for Life program provides artistic training in the Monday—Friday <br /> Program fields of Music,Visual Arts, Dance, Musical Theatre, and 3:30 pm—8:00 pm <br /> Technology training to at-risk youth, and children with and Saturdays <br /> disabilities in the community. 9:00 am—4:00 pm <br /> Therapeutic Arts This program serves children and youth with disabilities of Monday—Friday <br /> Program all ages and special needs, including: learning disability, 3:30 pm—8:00 pm <br /> health impairments, physical disability,developmental Saturdays <br /> disabilities and others. 9:00 am—4:00 pm <br /> Learning Academy& This program provides homework support and tutoring to Monday—Friday <br /> Tutoring Program students(ages 5—16 yrs.) in Language Arts (reading and 4:00—8:00 pm <br /> writing), math, and other academic subjects. Saturdays <br /> 9:00 am—5:00 pm <br /> OCCTAC This program provides outreach, prevention, referrals and Monday—Friday <br /> Family Wellness engagement with individuals at-risk of mental health 8:00 am—8:00 pm <br /> Program problems. Other support services include parenting, and weekends <br /> counseling, and support groups. <br /> Senior Socialization This program provides early intervention and socialization Monday—Saturdays <br /> Program activities to older adults at-risk of mental health problems. 8:00am—4:00pm <br /> Services are provided at OCCTAC and various Senior Centers <br /> in Santa Ana. <br /> B. Special consideration will be given to organizations that can prepare youth for targeted <br /> in-demand industries: 1. Manufacturing, 2.Information Technology, 3. Healthcare, 4. <br /> Hospitality/entertainment. OCCTAC's Youth employment program prepares youth in 3 of <br /> the 4 targeted in-demand industries identified. 1) Healthcare, 2) Technology and 3) <br /> Hospitality/Entertainment. In addition, we have an excellent community partner (Rancho <br /> Santiago Community College - See letter of commitment), that will hire our Youth <br /> Employment Program participants as "Interns" and then as Employees! The Executive <br /> Director has been working closely with RSCC district staff to create a "Pathway from Non- <br /> Credit to Credit Courses"for our YEP participants so they can get their degrees, State <br /> Certificates and also get hired by RSCC to become Instructional Assistants for their Child <br /> Development Centers throughout Orange County!We are very excited about this great <br /> opportunity for our Santa Ana young adults that are eager to get jobs in the Childcare. <br /> 9 <br />