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Agency will assist youth apprentices in attaining employment via a series of employment skill development workshops, internships and externships leading to potential employment, and emails with weekly job postings. We will focus on STEAM and green collar industries when placing an individual at an employment site. B. What types of services /workshops /resources will be provided to help youth attain employment? Interns will attend career skills onsite instructor based and MOOC based workshops on resume and cover letter creation, interviewing techniques and "Dressing for Success" as part of their on -the job training. Towards the completion of their program, interns will also attend workshops on job searches, submit applications, and post their resumes on several sites. The youth are brought into contact with potential employers and taught to present themselves effectively in the job market. Students have access to an employment binder where a number of job postings are included weekly. In addition the Case Manager sends several job leads to each participant's email weekly C. Specify the names of the emplovers that your agency has partnerships /agreements with, who will hire youth. Suavecito Inc., The Vazquez Law Group, Heritage Museum of Orange County, and host agency Santa Ana Public Library has agreed to hire youth apprentices who have interned /externed at agency contingent upon youth work performance and availability of resources. Additional potential employers who have committed to hosting interns, and may hire youth apprentices who have interned in their sites are the Santa Ana Business Council Inc., Knowlwood Enterprise Inc., The Frida Cinema, and the following City of Santa Ana departments: Treasury Department of the Finance and Management Services Agency, the Planning and Building Agency, the City Attorney's Office and the Santa Ana Zoo. Staff will continue to pursue additional employer partnerships during the course of the program to ensure that youth get a wide variety of employment options. D. Please provide Letters of Commitment from employers willing to hire your vouch participants. Please refer to Attachment D for letters of Commitment E. What types of employment services will be provided to youth after they exit the program (retention, transportation assistance, resources, etc.) After exit, students will continue to have access to the employment binder and also receive entails from Case Manager in regards to possible job leads. V. Work Based Learning A. Describe in detail the work based learning opportunities that will be offered to the youth such as: paid work experience, internships, externships, lob shadowing, and work based learning. The entire format of the "Seeds to Trees" academy program is one that focuses on work based learning opportunities. First, all 40 WIA eligible youth are hired as apprentice Work Experience employees (WEX) and paid an hourly wage to receive a complete in -class and on- the -job training work experience that they can use to propel them into higher education, employment and /or self- employment as a freelance entrepreneur. As part of their work experience, all apprentices will be provided opportunities to internship onsite, as well externship at sites that have committed to hosting interns from our program. Job shadowing and work based learning will be a part of this program of this program. B. List some of the emplovers that will assist in the work based learning opportunities. Suavecito Inc, The Vazquez Law Group, Heritage Museum of Orange County, and host agency Santa Ana Public Library, Santa Ana Business Council Inc, Knowlwood Enterprise Inc., The Frida Cinema, and the following City of Santa Ana departments: Treasury Department of the Finance and Management Services Agency, the Planning and Building Agency, the City Attorney's Office and the Santa Ana Zoo. Staff will EXHIBIT A 25A -317