SANTA ANA PUBLIC LIBRARY (6) - 2014

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mentoring, teaching and financial support for developing youth. These principles are the basis of our success with WIA youth in our 2011 -2012, 2012 -2013 and 2013 -2014 programs. All full -time employees at the library are involved in mentoring the students we employ under WIA. In addition, the library has been able to supplement this personal support with organizational support in the form of educational and personal counseling, transportation to classes, and paid internships at the library. In collaboration, the efforts of staff members have produced notable successes, especially with WIA - mandated goals. The program has achieved full enrollment very early in the cycle for the 2011 -2012, 2012 -2013 and 2013 -2014 programs. Thus far, a total of sixty participants have completed the first phase of the training successfully, and were awarded certificates from RSCCD testifying to their mastery of digital media preproduction skills. Our out -of- school participants are working to complete high school requirements under staff supervision. In pursuit of WIA employment development goals, participants have been able to take part in the RSCCD Young Entrepreneurs Program, which exposes youth to mechanisms and methods of increasing the marketability of their products and skills. To attest to the impact of library services, in 2012 -2013, out of 20 students in the Seeds to Trees Digital Media Technology Academy program, 9 completed a high school diploma or GED, 90% students enrolled in post - secondary education and/or found employment, 100% demonstrated an improvement in basic skills, and all 20 received digital media technology credentials (refer to attachment I2). The library has had a strong track record in its impact on youth in the community. In recent years, the library has a record of unusual success in attracting teens to its TeenSpace and supporting them through its many programs. The TeenSpace is advised by the Teen library Club. As a group, these teens have contributed many thousands of hours of community service to the library and to various civic engagement projects around the city, 98 percent have graduated from high school and 90 percent have gone on to higher education. These are teens that do not represent the top 10 -20 percent of their high school class. They are not involved in student government or school activities. They are the quiet at -risk youth whom no one notices. But at our TeenSpace, they are noticed, nurtured and appreciated. They are provided pathways to professions, valuable work experiences, civic engagement opportunities, and encouraged to pursue higher education goals. A. Briefly describe your agency - Santa Ana College/ School of Continuing Education: A Santa Ana College (SAC) has had a long and extensive history of serving Santa Ana youth. Santa Ana College was founded in 1915 as a department within Santa Ana High School. As such, the campus has focused on serving the youth of Santa Ana from its very inception. In 1947 Santa Ana College moved to a permanent campus at 17th and Bristol. It was the second junior college founded in Orange County and the fourth oldest in all of California. In 1971, Santa Ana College formally separated from the Santa Ana Unified School District to form the RSCCD. The college has evolved into one of the most energetic and fastest - growing comprehensive community colleges in the nation, currently serving 29,318 credit and non - credit students per semester, Santa Ana College will turn 100 years old in 2015. Santa Ana College provides access and equity in a dynamic learning environment that prepares students for transfer, careers and lifelong intellectual pursuits in a global community. The Middle College High School program is an example of their successful efforts to provide college level instruction to high school aged youth. The Digital Media Center, a 28,000 - square -foot facility, is an innovative state -of -the -art facility created through a unique collaboration of RSCCD, SAC, City of Santa Ana, and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration. The DMC features a business incubator for start-up companies, instructional space for SAC's digital media arts, TV /video production and digital music programs. The facility also houses a collection of business seminars related to the digital media and business industries, offered through SAC's Business Division. The DMC also received fimding from two outside sources with an acre of land being donated by the City of Santa Ana and a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce. PXHI BIT A