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Youth Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Agreements <br />July 1, 2025 <br />Page 4 <br />5 <br />1 <br />5 <br />6 <br />•Participants access essential services such as medical and mental health <br />care, legal aid, credit repair, and housing assistance. <br />•Dedicated case managers and mentors develop individualized case plans <br />aligned with WIOA outcomes, supported by a 100+ member trained volunteer <br />base. <br />•StandUp for Kids Orange County boasts a 97% one-year retention rate for <br />youth achieving stable housing and employment and 100% high school <br />graduation rate among school-age youth in its programs. <br />By awarding contracts to the Orange County Children’s Therapeutic Arts Center (Exhibit <br />1), Working Wardrobes (Exhibit 2), and StandUp for Kids (Exhibit 3), the City ensures <br />that its most vulnerable youth are served by well-established, highly experienced <br />providers with a history of measurable impact, broad community partnerships, and a <br />deep commitment to helping youth achieve independence, career readiness, and long- <br />term self-sufficiency. Collectively the providers will assist 65 Santa Ana youth. <br />At its regularly scheduled meeting on May 15, 2025, the Workforce Development Board <br />approved the recommended action by a vote of 14:0 (Beasley, Campos, Elliott, and <br />Ruiz absent). <br /> <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />Funding is available in the FY 2025-26 budget in the following account below. <br />Fiscal <br />Year <br />Accounting <br />Unit-Account <br />Fund <br />Description <br />Accounting Unit, <br />Account Description <br />Amount <br />FY 25-26 12318763- <br />69135 WIOA WIOA Youth – <br />Payment to Subagent $304,920 <br />Total $304,920 <br />A proposed carryover for the remaining balance of $345,080 will be presented for City <br />Council consideration to FY 2025-26. <br />EXHIBIT(S) <br />1. Orange County Children’s Therapeutic Arts Center Agreement <br />2. Working Wardrobes Agreement <br />3. StandUp for Kids Orange County Agreement <br />Submitted By: Michael L. Garcia, Executive Director of Community Development <br /> Agency <br />Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager <br />  <br />  <br />City Council 10 – 4 7/1/2025