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<br /> CITY OF SANTA ANA
<br /> SUFK OC will provide Civic Engagement and Leadership Development training and activities for all youth
<br /> enrolled in JTS (up to 20)as part of this grant.The training and activities are a part of the JTS curriculum provided to
<br /> youth aged 16-24.The training includes workshops and opportunities for leadership development through civic
<br /> engagement and volunteerism.As part of the mentoring program.,we help youth to identify social connections in
<br /> their community through civic engagement,volunteering,sport or school.Volunteering is highly encouraged in order
<br /> to learn social responsibility and to make social connections in their community.We also provide opportunities for
<br /> youth exiting the SUFK OC mentoring program,to volunteer with our organization through outreach,tutoring,
<br /> mentoring,fundraising, and administration_Many of our"graduates"return to SUFK OC as volunteers,staff,and
<br /> advisors.
<br /> SUFK OC offers workshops and training in Leadership,Employment,Education,Vocational Training and
<br /> Entrepreneurship.The workshops and courses are designed for youth that are evaluating future employment
<br /> opportunities and preparing for full time employment.The courses are offered as part of the Employment Readiness
<br /> and/or Employment Retention stages of the JTS mentoring program.
<br /> 11. Supportive Services
<br /> SUFK OC provides supportive services to all youth enrolled in the SUFK OC mentoring programs.
<br /> Supportive services include basic needs(food, clothing,hygiene), housing support,healthcare,
<br /> behavioral/mental health, counseling, legal aid, credit repair, housing navigation, employment navigation,
<br /> and transportation(bus pass, gas cards,rideshare).
<br /> We maintain close relationships with housing providers across Orange County. This includes
<br /> relationships with local youth shelters (e.g. Waymakers, Robyne's Nest, Mercy House, and Casa Youth
<br /> Shelter)to provide temporary housing for mentored youth. The SUFK OC Housing Navigators maintain
<br /> relationships with housing providers across Orange County which we draw upon for transitional and
<br /> permanent housing for youth. Youth in supported housing receive weekly deliveries of food,hygiene, and
<br /> household products. Youth may receive tapered rental support, as needed, once they complete the JTS
<br /> program, are stably employed, and permanently housed.
<br /> We maintain agreements with many agencies across OC that provide supportive services to mentored youth.
<br /> The SUFK OC Case Manager refers participants to services such as medical ("Serve the People"in Santa
<br /> Ana and "Families Together" in Tustin and Garden Grove),mental health (OMIC,APAIT), employment
<br /> (OneStop Centers, OCAPICA), identification services(Orange County Clerk/Recorder), transportation(OC
<br /> Transit Authority), education(County Office of Education and multiple school districts, community colleges
<br /> and universities (EOPS office, GED, and vocational programs), Federal, State, local, and private assistance
<br /> including Medi-Cal and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program(SNAP),Women, Infants and Children
<br /> (WIC), State Unemployment Insurance, Social Security Disability Insurance(SSDI) or Supplemental
<br /> Security Income(SST), and the General Relief Program(GR).
<br /> Community coordination and collaboration are key to providing wrap-around supportive services to
<br /> vulnerable youth. We collaborate with many county-wide agencies to identify at-risk youth as early as
<br /> possible, including OC211,the OC TAY (Transition Aged Youth) Collaborative, and the Orange County
<br /> Human Trafficking Task Force. We coordinate services through the Orange County Continuum of Care
<br /> (CoQ and its Coordinated Entry System (CES) and refer clients to CES's participating agencies including
<br /> emergency shelters, transitional living, rapid re-housing, and/or permanent supportive housing resources.
<br /> The CoC and the Coordinated Entry System(CES) involve many organizations serving vulnerable youth
<br /> with the goal of improving the efficiency and quality of our unified efforts across Orange County. SUFK OC
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