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EXHIBIT 1
<br /> 2025-26 Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center (OCCTAC)
<br /> Youth Employment Program
<br /> 9. Mentoring (1 page max):
<br /> J. Specify how your organization will provide mentoring to youth. Our agency has wonderful
<br /> staff that is dedicated to empowering and supporting our WIOA youth. Not only will our WIOA
<br /> staff provide mentoring to youth, but all the other OCCTAC staff working in other programs at
<br /> our agency and in the community, such as (After School Arts, Therapeutic Arts, Early Start &
<br /> Pre-Kinder Arts, Learning Academy, Family Wellness Program, Senior Socialization Program etc.)
<br /> Youth will have the opportunity to learn, interview, shadow and receive mentoring from
<br /> excellent professionals in the fields of Education,Arts, Technology, Health, Psychology,
<br /> Counseling, Early Childhood Development, Marketing, Business and others. In addition,the
<br /> youth will gain hands on work experience in these fields, as well as the opportunity to gain
<br /> insight from these professionals regarding the various career and educational paths that youth
<br /> are interested in pursuing.
<br /> K. Specify what types of support your organization will offer youth who are facing challenging
<br /> obstacles such as family dysfunctions, mental health issues, homelessness, low self-esteem,
<br /> probation, gang issues, parenting issues, etc.Two years ago, OCCTAC started a Mental
<br /> Health Clinic and currently operates full-time with mental healthcare funding from the
<br /> County or Orange, Health Care Services. In addition, we will continue to collaborate with all
<br /> our previous community partners, including OMID Mental Health Clinic, Pepperdine
<br /> University, Graduate School of Education and Psychology, California State University,
<br /> Fullerton and USC, School of Social Work. All 4 institutions refer counseling, psychology and
<br /> marriage and family therapy interns to OCCTAC, and provide Psychological/ Mental Health
<br /> Counseling to all our WIOA youth, if needed. Participants can enroll in individual counseling at
<br /> OCCTAC or in the community. In addition to the psychological counseling provided to youth,
<br /> all WIOA participants must attend mandatory life skills workshops and trainings on where to
<br /> obtain additional information and resources in the community. Our Case Mangers will also
<br /> guide the youth and refer them to these additional community resources and specialists, if
<br /> needed. Finally, parenting youth will also be able to participate in any of the parenting
<br /> classes offered at OCCTAC, to help them with parenting issues, educational support etc. and
<br /> gain assistance in working through all of these challenges.
<br /> L. Will your organization offer mental health services or referrals to mental health agencies?
<br /> As stated above, OCCTAC runs a Mental Health Clinic now, and will continue to offer mental
<br /> health services to our WIOA youth and family members, as well as refer to our community
<br /> partners.
<br /> M. Describe how your organization will provide or refer youth to comprehensive guidance
<br /> and counseling for drug and alcohol, etc. In partnership with the community services
<br /> program, we are be able to provide youth with a workshop on drugs and alcohol, and also
<br /> provide them information recourses, and referrals if needed.
<br /> 10.Workshops:
<br /> O. Provide information about the following workshops and how or when the workshops
<br /> will be provided to youth in the program: -All participants will be required to attend
<br /> Life Skills and Job Skills training that will encompass all of the following components.
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