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Orange County Conservation Corps <br />Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board - The Youth Service Provider Network <br />Request for Proposal <br />PY 201312014 <br />• Youth who are unemployed and out of school will be enrolled into the Orange <br />County <br />Conservation Corps' Charter School to earn their high school diploma; <br />• Provide "soft" and "hard" occupational skills training needed to complete Orange <br />County <br />Conservation Corps' work projects (i.e. evasive species removal, reforestation, <br />irrigation, construction, recycling, water conservation, landscaping, fuel load <br />reduction); <br />• Provide paid work experience, trainings, and certificates to develop and /or <br />improve their <br />resumes for future employment; <br />• Develop and maintain a portfolio that highlights their work /school /credential <br />accomplishments to use in seeking employment post- program; <br />• Improve basic skills and improve at least at least two grade levels on a <br />standardized tests <br />(i.e., STAR, TARE); <br />• Practice and prepare to pass the CA High School Exit Exam; <br />• Earn scholarships for post- secondary instruction; <br />• Develop leadership skills through various crew based and individual trainings; <br />• Transition successfully from the Corps' program into employment and /or post- <br />secondary <br />education; <br />• Complete work projects that benefit our local communities and instill a sense of <br />community service and pride in their communities. <br />B. Specify how the target groups will be recruited and describe your <br />recruitment plan to fulfill the enrollment goals. WIA requires that 75% of <br />youth be enrolled by the 15t quarter of the program and 100% enrollment <br />be reached by the 2 "d quarter of the program. <br />The outreach and recruitment plan for this program will target youth most in need and <br />will be recruited through the following: <br />• Outreach to local organizations such as Boy & Girls Club, YMCA <br />• Local school districts and alternative schools <br />• County alternative schools <br />• Probation officers <br />• Youth and Family Resource Center <br />• Word -of -mouth <br />• Job fairs /presentations <br />• California Department of Rehabilitation <br />• Foster youth service providers <br />• Homeless service providers <br />• Social services agencies <br />EXHIBIT A <br />25D -272 <br />