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2025-26 Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center (OCCTAC)
<br />Youth Em ployment 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 />0.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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<br />City Council 10 – 40 7/1/2025
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