SANTA ANA PUBLIC LIBRARY (6) - 2014

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Media: 100 hours, MOOC's based certification trainings: 50 hours, Work Experience Internship /Externships: 160 hours (400 hrs X $8.53) Track 2: In- School Youth: Microsoft Applications certification and Intermediate Digital Media Apprenticeships (15 Participants): Digital Media Basics: 40 hours, Intro to Marketing: 50 hours, Intermediate Digital Media: 100 hours, MOOC's based certification trainings: 10 hours, Work Experience Internship/ Externships: 100 hours, (300hrs x $8.53) The duration of the Seeds to Trees program is approximately one year (44 weeks), from August 2014 to June 2014 of the following year. In order for youth apprentices to receive the maximum benefits of the program he /she must commit to between 7 -12 hours a week. These hours per week include instruction and work experience, in addition to workshops to enhance participant skills. There will be two full -time case managers assigned to this program. One case manager will be lead case manager for Out -Of- School youth and the other case manager will be lead case manager for In- School youth. Case managers will be assisted by part -time Sr. Tutor and Tutor staff assigned to the project. Students have the opportunity of interacting with their respective Case Manager at each class, work experience or workshop. On Average students and Case Manager interact 4 -5 times a week. For more intensive needs of the students, the Case Manager and/ or additional support staff will be available. III. Population A. How many Youth will be served? The Seeds to Trees Academy program will serve =30 youth. Of the 30 youth, 15 (50 %) will be "out -of- school youth" (ages 16 -21) and 15 (50 %) will be "in- school youth" (ages 16 -21). B. Will your agency be able to serve a minimum of 10% of youth from each of the following youth populations: youth with disabilities, foster /emancipated youth, youth that have dropped out of high school, and vouth on probation? Yes, we will serve at least 10% of youth from the populations mentioned above. C. Specify how the targeted youth populations (disability, foster /emancipated, probation, dropouts) will be recruited. Include a Letter(s) of Support from organizations that have agreed to refer youth to your program as Attachment C. I. Foster Youth: The library has developed a successful association with Orangewood Children's Foundation which serves foster youth in Orange County, and they have agreed to refer emancipated foster youth for participation in the program (refer to Letter of Intent from Orangewood Children's Foundation). Further, the Project Director has been attending meetings of the Foster Youth Breakthrough Collaborative since 2009 and the Orange County Social Services Agency has agreed to refer foster youth to the program (refer to Letter of Intent from the Orange County Social Services Agency). Since several project employees are former emancipated foster youth from Orange County, we will have staff on hand uniquely qualified to assist foster youth interns. 2. Probation Youth: The "Seeds to Trees Academy" program plans to recruit youth who are on probation through our partnership with the Orange County Probation Department who have agreed to refer probation youth for participation in the program ( refer to Letter of Intent from Orange County Department of Probation). We have had tremendous success with probation youth community service volunteers. Forty to fifty probation youth volunteer at the library annually, and ten to fifteen of those remain as volunteers after their service hours are completed. We are currently piloting a program specifically aimed at probation youth that includes workshops on adolescent behavior and attitudes and how they resonate in a student's life, as well as classes in needed academic subjects. EXHIBIT A