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2025-26 Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center (OCCTAC) <br />Youth Employment Program <br />workshops, focusing anywhere from employment attainment/retention, to how to improve <br />and change their own personal lives, and the community in which they live. In addition, to <br />aid in academic barriers that youth experience, all participants will be assigned to an <br />Educational counselor who will provide direction and coaching on any academic aspect, <br />such as scholarship writing and enrollment into an institution of their interest. This service <br />is crucial for all youth participating in the program because it will allow them to learn about <br />various academic paths, including vocational training, HS recovery programs and 4-year <br />institutions, while narrowing down a career of interest and actually committing to a <br />program. <br />Furthermore, all participants will be provided with psychological/ mental health counseling <br />(if needed), and other important support services. OCCTA's environment is very nurturing, <br />fun and suppor tive, and provides youth opportunities to maintain a high level of <br />involvement in our programs. WIOA youth are supported emotionally throughout the <br />entire year at OCCTAC, and are provided with a positive and welcoming environment that <br />also encourages youth to partake on various leadership roles within the various programs <br />and activities at our agency. These additional activities provide youth with an opportunity <br />to gain self-confidence, self-esteem and leadership skills. Our goal is to empower youth and <br />provide a life changing opportunity through this WIOA program! <br />5.Paid & Unpaid Work Experience: <br />A.Describe in detail the paid and unpaid work experience opportunities that will be offered <br />to the youth such as, Summer employment, Pre-apprenticeship programs, Internships or <br />job shadowing, and On-the-Job training opportunities. Youth will engage in weekly <br />"hands-on" work experience and job training opportunities at our agency and other <br />community sites. The following tables (Tables 4, 5 & 6), demonstrate the variety of <br />programs that we offer at OCCTAC and at offsite work experience locations. WIOA <br />participants can choose from any of these programs/fields to fulfill their career goals and <br />work experience. Please see below Table 4 for an overview of the various "hands-on" job­ <br />training programs, mentoring and work experience opportunities at OCCTAC. <br />7 <br />EXHIBIT 1 <br />  <br />  <br />City Council 10 – 30 7/1/2025