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We are able to leverage our funding to include the WIOA youth participants in a host of civic <br />engagement events throughout the programing calendar. The active engagement of Santa Ana <br />youth in civic affairs is part of the core mission of the SAPL TeenSpace program. The Youth <br />Leadership Institute program will leverage funds from the general fund allocation to Civic <br />Engagement to meet the strategic goals of both WIOA and the YCE programs. Youth from <br />WIOA will be given a priority in applying for this institute, although the program will be open to <br />all Santa Ana youth age 14 -24. <br />12. Supportive Services <br />P. Will Your organization provide supportive services to youth such as gas cards, bus pass, <br />childcare assistance, etc. If so, please describe. <br />Seeds to Trees Academy program will provide supportive services, in the form of transportation <br />to and from training sites, professional clothing assistance, college course books, portfolios and <br />background checks /live -scans. Additionally, youth WIOA participants will be able to participate <br />in the City of Santa Ana Employee Blue Skies program and receive incentives for using an <br />alternate mode of transportation to commute to and from work each day ( please refer to letter of <br />intent F13 and attachment W -12 for benefits of the Blue Skies program) <br />O. Include the Supportive Service Policy as Attachment G.: Attached <br />13. Incentives <br />A. Will your organization provide incentives to youth for accomplishing program <br />benchmarks or personal goals, if so, please describe. <br />No, we do not provide incentives as our focus is in providing a paid work experience and <br />training. We do however have a scholarship program that has been established by one of our <br />previous WIA Seeds to Trees youth interns; "The Moises Garcia Seeds to Trees" Scholarship <br />which provides an annual scholarship of $300 to a WIOA youth. Incentives are provided via the <br />Blue Skies supportive service program that all WIOA youth will be enrolled in. The youth will <br />be eligible for the following incentives from the Blue Sky program: Carpooling $20 -$60 a <br />month, Bus users: $45 a month; Biking and walking $20 -$45 <br />B. Include the Incentive Policy as attachment H — <br />Not Applicable <br />14. Follow -Up Services <br />A. Youth Service Providers are required to provide follow -up services to vouth participants <br />12 months after exit. Follow -un documentation will be reuuired 30 days after exit. 60 dave <br />after exit. and 1 <br />The Seeds to Trees program will provide follow up services for these time periods. <br />B. Elaborate on the types of services that will be provided to youth during each quarter <br />during the 12 month follow -up period. <br />EXHIBIT A <br />