Project Grant CP395212360A6

AWARD PURPOSE PROVIDE JOB TRAINING AND PAID WORK EXPERIENCE THAT WILL PUT OPPORTUNITY YOUTH ON THE PATH TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. LOS ANGELES CONSERVATION CORPS (PRIME), CONSERVATION CORPS OF LONG BEACH (SUBRECIPIENT), AND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CONSERVATION CORPS (SUBRECIPIENT) WILL PROVIDE WORK, EDUCATION, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, AND TRANSITION ASSISTANCE FOR 500 YOUNG ADULTS, WHOM WE CALL CORPSMEMBERS, OVER THE 24-MONTH PERFORMANCE PERIOD (AS WELL AS A 25TH MONTH FOR FINAL REPORTING/INVOICING AND CLOSE-OUT) ACTIVITIES PERFORMED RECRUITMENT, ONBOARDING, BASIC TRAINING, GENERAL WORK EXPERIENCE AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, SPECIALIZED WORK EXPERIENCE AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, SPECIALIZED JOB SKILLS TRAINING AND INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS, LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMMING, CASE MANAGEMENT AND BARRIER REMOVAL, AND TRANSITION ASSISTANCE (JOB SEARCH SUPPORT AND/OR HELP ENROLLING IN COLLEGE/VOCATIONAL SCHOOL) DELIVERABLES UP TO 500 CORPSMEMBERS WILL HAVE BEEN SERVED OVER TWO YEARS, AND A PROJECTED 80% WILL BE "JOB READY," WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST 300 HOURS OF WORK AND TRAINING, EARNED THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA (IF THEY JOINED WITHOUT ONE), RECEIVED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, AND RECEIVED TRANSITION ASSISTANCE (JOB PLACEMENT OR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION). APPROXIMATELY 140 PROGRAM COMPLETERS WILL BE PLACED IN JOBS OR ENROLLED IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. INTENDED BENEFICIARY OPPORTUNITY YOUTH, DEFINED AS OUT-OF-WORK AND/OR OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUNG ADULTS, SPECIFICALLY BIPOC YOUNG ADULTS (18-26) FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES RECRUITMENT, ONBOARDING, BASIC TRAINING, GENERAL WORK EXPERIENCE AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, SPECIALIZED WORK EXPERIENCE AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, SPECIALIZED JOB SKILLS TRAINING AND INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS, LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMMING, CASE MANAGEMENT AND BARRIER REMOVAL, AND TRANSITION ASSISTANCE