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Pacoima Incubator
CalWORKs
Careers in Child Care Training
Project TRACK
Child Development Careers Project
San Fernando Valley Mini Career Center
Clerical Office Assistant (COA)
Security Guard Training Program
Early Start to Emancipation Preparation (ESTEP)
Self-Help Project
English Literacy and Citizenship
Tech-Prep
Family Child Care Homes Network (FCCHN) 0-3
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Tech-Prep Industry Sector Project
VTEA
Family Child Care Homes Network (FCCHN) 0-5
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Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)
Foster/Kinship Care Education
Teach Honor Respect Inform Vision Educate
(THRIVE) Family Development Network (FDN)
GEAR-UP, CSUN
Verizon Foundation
GEAR-UP, Project GRAD LA
Hispanic-Serving Institution Assisting Communities
Welfare to Work City of Los Angeles
Independent Living Program (ILP)
Welfare to Work County of Los Angeles
Models Approach Preparation in Parenting (MAPP)
Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
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CalWORKs
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• The California Work Opportunity and
  Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Program
  provides welfare-to-work services designed to
  help remove barriers to employment and to
  encourage personal responsibility. CalWORKs is
  administered locally by the County of Los Angeles
  Department of Public Social Services (DPSS). The
  CalWORKs program assists participants to become
  self-sufficient through employment and to
  establish a career path in an area of interest to
  them that will lead to increased income and
  personal growth through continued training and
  education.

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CalWORKs
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• Program Director Angela Aghajanian
• E-mail Address Angela_B._Aghajanian_at_laccd.cc.ca.
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• Phone No [phone]
• Location Los Angeles Mission College Learning
  Resource Center
• Period 7/01/2002 6/30/2003
• Funding Source State of California
• Objective Training and Job Placement

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CalWORKs
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• CalWORKs provides a wide range of services and
  support services to help you reach your
  employment goal. Some of the benefits are
• On-going case management
• Continued supportive services
• Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) counseling
• Job-retention services
• On-the-job skills training for upward career
  mobility
• Opportunities for continued education or training
• Life-skills instruction
• One-to-one mentoring
• Substance abuse/mental health/domestic violence
  services

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CalWORKs
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ELIGIBILITY / WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

• Currently receiving TANF assistance (Cash Aid,
  Welfare)

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CalWORKs
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• Job search assistance
• Work experience (paid/unpaid)
• On-the-job training
• Adult basic education Vocational training

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Careers inChild Care Training
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• Careers in Child Care Training Program was
  designed to meet the training required to work as
  pre-school teacher assistant. Participants will
  earn a 12-unit skill award in two areas Child
  Development and Family Child Care, and Pre-School
  Teacher Skill Award. Financial assistance and
  support services will be provided by
  Gain/CalWORKs textbooks, bus passes, tutoring
  and counseling.

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Careers inChild Care Training
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• Program Director Morena Escobar
• E-mail Address escobame_at_laccd.edu
• Phone No [phone] extension 7146
• Location Los Angeles Mission College
• Campus Center, Lower Level Room 1528
• Period 9/01/2001 6/31/2003
• Funding Source Department of Public Social
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• Los Angeles
  County
• Objective Participants will successfully
  complete requirements to obtain associate teacher
  permit, and skill award.

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Careers inChild Care Training
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• Mentoring Participants meet individually with
  professionals in the field of Child Development
  for advisement.
• Counseling Students meet with the academic
  counselor on campus.
• Tutoring Bilingual tutors are available to
  assist with required assignments and to help
  students prepare for exams and presentations.
• Child Care Several options are presented to the
  students so they can choose the type of child
  care that is best for them.
• Financial Assistance Representatives from the
  Financial Aid Office periodically attend the
  support group meetings to make students aware of
  scholarships and grant opportunities.

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Careers inChild Care Training
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ELIGIBILITY / WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

• Must be current recipient of TANF assistance
  (cash aid, welfare).
• Must be in ESL level 4 or higher.
• Must receive fingerprint clearance and have a
  negative tuberculosis test.

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Careers inChild Care Training
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• Assistance with obtaining fingerprint clearance.
• Bus passes and parking passes paid through
  DPSS/GAIN.
• Assistance in obtaining textbooks and supplies.
• Vocational advisement and career counseling.
• Tutoring.
• Weekly support group meetings.
• Job search and placement services.
• Assistance in applying for the Associate Teacher
  Permit.
• Incentives and recognition certificates.
• Follow-up services.

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Child DevelopmentCareers Project
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• Participants must complete at least 24 units of
  Child Development coursework, including the core
  classes (CD1, CD 2, CD 3, CD 4 and CD 11), as
  well as, at least 16 units of General Education
  coursework, including courses in the following
  discipline areas English, Math or Science,
  Humanities, and Social Studies. In addition to
  this, each student in the program must complete
  175 days of work experience in a high-quality
  childcare setting. Each day of experience must
  include three hours working directly with
  children. The volunteer work experience phase of
  the program begins during the second semester.
  After the first year in the program, trainees
  should qualify for the Child Development
  Associate Teacher Permit. At this point they are
  prepared to apply for a paid position in a
  high-quality childcare and development program.
  Students work in their paid positions during the
  second year in the program.

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Child DevelopmentCareers Project
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• Program Coordinator Kathleen Bishop
• E-mail Address bishopkm_at_laccd.edu
• Phone No [phone]
• Location Los Angeles Mission College
• Period 7/1/2003 to 6/30/2004
• Funding Source Child Care Resource Center
• Objective Assist student in becoming preschool
  teachers
• Goals Skills Award, California Teaching Permit,
  A.A.

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Child DevelopmentCareers Project
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• Mentoring - Participants meet individually with
  professionals in the field of Child Development
  for advisement
• Counseling - Students become familiar with the
  academic counselors on campus, and they are able
  to meet with the counselor of their choice
• Child Care - Several options are presented to the
  student so that they can choose the type of child
  care that is best suited for them
• Workshops - Monthly workshops geared toward
  working with children
• Tutoring - Bilingual tutors are available to
  assist with required assignments and to help
  students prepare for exams and presentations
• Financial Assistance - Representatives from the
  Financial Aid Office periodically attend the
  support group meetings to make students aware of
  scholarships and grant opportunities
• Monthly meeting - Available to address concerns
  and issues of students

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Child DevelopmentCareers Project
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ELIGIBILITY / WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

• Participants must want to work with young
  children as a career
• Current recipients of TANF/GAIN (Cash Aid)
• Participant must be 18 years of age
• Have at least one child under the age of 18

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Child DevelopmentCareers Project
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• Participants are assessed in their English and
  math skills at the onset of the program
• Those participants who test at ESL level 4 and
  above may be admitted into the program.
• During the first semester each participant is
  enrolled in either ESL 4, Developmental
  Communications 1, or the proper level of English
  class.
• Each semester the participants continue to take
  the next level of English until they pass English
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• Students below ESL level 4 will be advised to
  concentrate on their English classes until they
  reach level 4.
• Trainees have the opportunity to enroll in Child
  Development courses that are taught bilingually
  (English/Spanish).

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Clerical OfficeAssistant (COA)
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• Under the umbrella of Economic Development, Los
  Angeles Mission College has implemented a program
  which develops employment opportunities at an
  acceptable wage level for welfare recipients and
  the working poor population for the attainment of
  self-sufficiency. The Los Angeles Unified School
  District (LAUSD), one of the largest district in
  the nation, employs over 85,000 employees
  throughout Los Angeles County. There is a great
  need for clerical office assistants within the
  LAUSD. As a result of this significant
  opportunity, Los Angeles Mission College and the
  Los Angeles Unified School District have
  developed a Collaborative Agreement that will
  provide clerical training for these jobs.
• The Office Assistant curriculum is an intensive
  eleven-week training program. The first seven
  weeks of training include math, reading, typing,
  and vocabulary (terminology used in the LAUDS
  system), which prepares participants to pass the
  office assistant entrance exam. The remaining
  four weeks of training include on-the-job
  training at a school location or private sector
  close to their homes. Once participants complete
  the eleven-week training session, they undergo a
  series of examinations. They must successfully
  pass the entrance exam. If participants are
  unable to pass the entrance exam, job placement
  assistance in the private sector is available
  from the WorkSource California Center.

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Clerical OfficeAssistant (COA)
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• Program Director Vilma Bernal
• E-mail Address bernalv_at_wsca.cc
• Program Coordinator Susan Rhi-Kleinert
• E-mail Address susanita_at_wsca.cc
• Phone No [phone]
• Location 11623 Glenoaks Blvd., Pacoima, CA
  91331
• Period 07/01/2002 to 06/30/2003
• Funding Source California Community Colleges
  Chancellors Office
• Objective Clerical training and job placement

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Clerical OfficeAssistant (COA)
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• Work experience opportunities
• Job opportunities within the LAUSD district
• Ongoing job leads and long-term employment
  opportunities
• Personal attention from job developers and case
  managers
• Routine follow-ups
• Job-retention support

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Clerical OfficeAssistant (COA)
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ELIGIBILITY / WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

• Individuals who are receiving welfare assistance
  the Department of Public Social Services will
  determine eligibility.
• Individuals who are below the poverty level.

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Clerical OfficeAssistant (COA)
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• Job placement assistance
• Employment training assistance
• Basic skills training
• ESL classes referrals
• Case management referrals
• Routine follow-ups
• Job retention support
• Mentoring

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Early Start to Emancipation Preparation (ESTEP)
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• California has 110,000 children in the foster
  care system. They are removed from their homes
  for a variety of reasons and are cared for by
  foster parents, group homes, or relatives. Many
  foster children never return home. When they
  turn 18, they are released by the foster care
  system. This process is known as emancipation.
  Emancipated foster youth often become social
  orphans who do not have biological families who
  are able or willing to assist them. Without
  support systems, their special problems can
  create serious barriers to their success and even
  their survival. Independent Living Skills
  training has been available to older foster
  youth--those ages 16 to 18--for the last decade.
  However, in an effort to begin this training,
  including goal setting, budgeting, educational
  options, consumer issues such as housing,
  nutrition and interpersonal relationships must
  begin earlier. To that end, the Department of
  Children and Family Services (DCFS) in Los
  Angeles County has contracted with the Community
  College Foundation (CCF) to provide the Early
  Start to Emancipation Preparation Program (ESTEP)
  for foster youth ages 14 and 15. ESTEP serves as
  a stepping stone to another Foundation program,
  the Independent Living Program, which serves
  foster youth ages 16 to18.
• The goal of the Community College Foundation
  Early Start to Emancipation Program (ESTEP) is to
  motivate foster youth aged 14 and 15 to begin
  preparing early for their eventual release from
  the foster care system and to identify academic
  and life skills needing enhancement. L.A.
  Mission College is one of twelve colleges in
  Southern California that conducts ESTEP training.
  This consists of a 16 hour module to help these
  teenagers become proficient in daily living and
  survival skills, interpersonal and social skills,
  educational goals, employment resources, life
  choices and consequences.

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Early Start to Emancipation Preparation (ESTEP)
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• Program Director Rosalie D. Hilger
• E-mail Address hilgerrd_at_laccd.edu
• Phone No [phone]
• Location Los Angeles Mission College, Campus
  Center
• Period 7/1/2002 to 6/30/2003
• Funding Source California Community Colleges
  Foundation
• Objective Provide life skills classes.
• Goals Prepare foster and probation youth
  between the ages of 14 and 15 for emancipation.

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Early Start to Emancipation Preparation (ESTEP)
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• Discuss career goals
• Develop daily living skills, such as money
  management, nutrition, and hygiene
• Survival skills--preventive medical care, getting
  emergency help, and avoiding drugs and alcohol
• Build interpersonal skills and social development

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Early Start to Emancipation Preparation (ESTEP)
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• Foster youth between the ages of 14 and 15

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Early Start to Emancipation Preparation (ESTEP)
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• 16 hour workshop on daily living skills
• 8 hour practicum and field trip
• One-on-one mentoring and tutoring

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English Literacy and Citizenship Center
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• The Los Angeles Mission College English Literacy
  and Citizenship Center has provided an integrated
  program of services incorporating English
  literacy and civics education to prospective
  United States citizens, students and members of
  the community. The Center offers a broad scope of
  academic and naturalization support services. In
  addition to acquiring citizenship, the Center
  assists immigrant students to develop the skills
  and knowledge to enhance their roles as informed
  community members, parents, and workers.

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English Literacy and Citizenship Center
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• Program Director Guadalupe Jara
• E-mail Address jarag_at_wsca.cc
• Phone No [phone] ext. 225
• Location 436 N. Maclay St., San Fernando, CA
  91340
• Period 7/1/2002 to 6/30/2003
• Funding Source California State Department of
  Education and Partnership for Excellence
• Objective To provide an integrated program of
  services that incorporates English literacy and
  civics education.
• Goals Assist 1,200 students

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English Literacy and Citizenship Center
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• The English Literacy and Citizenship Center
  provides advocacy assistance to legal immigrants
  as well as referrals to appropriate advocates
• The Center helps with Bureau of Citizenship and
  Immigration Services (BCIS) inquiries,
  interviews, address changes, status checks,
  appeals, and the selective service process
• The Center provides information on how to obtain
  police records, clearances, court dispositions
  and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
  documentation. The Center assists students with
  obtaining certified copies of court dispositions,
  criminal clearances, arrest records, FBI
  background checks and FOIAS. Students who require
  BCIS representation are referred to legal service
  providers
• The Center offers limited-English-proficient
  students a non-credit English-as-a-Second-Language
  Program
• The Center coordinates with the BCIS to obtain
  up-to-date documents for use by students

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English Literacy and Citizenship Center
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ELIGIBILITY / WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

• Target Group for Naturalization Services
• Legal permanent residents who meet the
  eligibility criteria for naturalization,
  including new and pending applicants who want to
  become naturalized United States citizens
• Target Group for English-as-a-Second-Language
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• All limited or non-English speaking individuals

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English Literacy and Citizenship Center
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• Assistance with the INS application for
  naturalization (N-400), including forms,
  photographs, and referrals
• ESL classes (levels 0-4)
• Citizenship classes
• Interview workshops
• Advocacy

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Family Child Care Homes Network (FCCHN) 0 3
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• The LAMC Family Child Care Homes Network
  consists of at least 25 licensed family child
  care homes. Nine of the homes have been
  accredited as well. All of the other providers
  have expressed an interest in completing the
  accreditation process. Accredited programs
  adhere to higher standards in all aspects of the
  program, including parent communication and
  interactions with children. Eighteen (18) of the
  homes in the Network are licensed for twelve to
  fourteen children, while the remaining seven are
  licensed for up to eight children. The family
  child care homes in the Network will not accept
  more than four infants (children under two years
  of age) at any time. If there are four infants
  attending, there will be no other children
  present in a small family child care home. In a
  large family child care home, there will be no
  more than four toddlers (two- and
  three-year-olds) at any time.

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Family Child Care Homes Network (FCCHN) 0 3
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• Program Director Julie A. Ruelas
• E-mail Address ruelasja_at_laccd.edu
• Phone No [phone] or [phone]
• Location Los Angeles Mission College, Campus
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• Period 7/1/03 to 6/30/2004
• Funding Source CA Department of Education
• Child Development Division
• Objective Provide affordable, quality,
  infant/toddler care services
• Goals Provide child care services for 720
  children (ages birth to 3 years old)

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Family Child Care Homes Network (FCCHN) 0 3
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• Developmentally appropriate environment for
  infants and toddlers
• Toy and book lending library for providers
• Parent and provider workshops
• Field trips for parents, providers, and their
  families
• Bilingual/culturally sensitive providers

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Family Child Care Homes Network (FCCHN) 0 3
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• Low income parents with infants/young children
  who are students, working, or looking for work.

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Family Child Care Homes Network (FCCHN) 0 3
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• Family child care training certificate and skills
  awards for providers
• Access to computerized family child care
  management programs
• Incentives for providers' involvement in
  professional activities
• Referrals for families and children with special
  needs
• Access to the California Early Childhood Mentor
  Program
• Year-round, continuous services

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Family Child Care Homes Network (FCCHN) 0 5
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• The LAMC Family Child Care Homes Network
  consists of at least 19 licensed family child
  care homes. Nine of the homes have been
  accredited as well. All of the other providers
  have expressed an interest in completing the
  accreditation process. Accredited programs
  adhere to higher standards in all aspects of the
  program, including parent communication and
  interactions with children. Twelve of the homes
  in the Network are licensed for twelve to
  fourteen children, while the remaining seven are
  licensed for up to eight children. The family
  child care homes in the Network will not accept
  more than four infants (children under two years
  of age) at any time. If there are four infants
  attending, there will be no other children
  present in a small family child care home. In a
  large family child care home, there will be no
  more than four toddlers (two- and
  three-year-olds) at any time.

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Family Child Care Homes Network (FCCHN) 0 5
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• Program Director Julie A. Ruelas
• E-mail Address ruelasja_at_laccd.edu
• Phone No [phone] or [phone]
• Location Los Angeles Mission College, Campus
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• Period 7/01/03 to 6/30/2004
• Funding Source CA Department of Education
• Child Development Division
• Objective Provide affordable, quality
  infant/todler/preschool care services.
• Goals Provide child care services for 720
  children (ages birth to 5 years old)

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Family Child Care Homes Network (FCCHN) 0 5
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• Developmentally appropriate environment for
  infants and toddlers
• Toy and book lending library for providers
• Parent and provider workshops
• Field trips for parents, providers, and their
  families
• Bilingual/culturally sensitive providers

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Family Child Care Homes Network (FCCHN) 0 5
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• Low income parents with infants/young children
  who are students, working, or looking for work.

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Family Child Care Homes Network (FCCHN) 0 5
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• Family child care training certificate and skills
  awards for providers
• Access to computerized family child care
  management programs
• Incentives for providers' involvement in
  professional activities
• Referrals for families and children with special
  needs
• Access to the California Early Childhood Mentor
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• Year-round, continuous services

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Foster/KinshipCare Education
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

• Foster/Kinship Care Education is a statewide
  program funded by the California Community
  College Chancellors Office. This program
  provides a variety of training programs for
  foster parents through California Community
  Colleges. Foster parents are required by the
  state to have pre-service training before
  children are placed in their homes and renewal
  training each year thereafter. In order to help
  foster parents through this process, we offer
  more than 400 hours of training each year in both
  English and Spanish. Included in this training
  are specialized F-Rate (medically fragile foster
  children) pre-service, D-Rate (behaviorally
  difficult foster children) pre-service, and
  regular classes for kinship care providers (those
  caring for relative children) in both English and
  Spanish.
• L.A. Mission College is in direct collaboration
  with other colleges in north Los Angeles County,
  and classes are coordinated in order to maximize
  resources available. The Foster Care Education
  program has an advisory committee where
  caregivers and community leaders come together to
  share their thoughts and ideas about foster care
  and educational issues. This committee is open to
  all caregivers and kinship care providers.

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Foster/KinshipCare Education
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• Program Director Rosalie D. Hilger
• E-mail Address hilgerrd_at_laccd.edu
• Phone No [phone]
• Location Los Angeles Mission College, Campus
  Center
• Period 7/1/2002 to 6/30/2003
• Objective Provide classes that cover topics
  which help foster and kinship caregivers deal
  with their family and its unique issues.
• Goals Provide training for foster care parents

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Foster/KinshipCare Education
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• Networking opportunities for foster parents and
  kinship care providers
• Educational groups for foster parents and kinship
  care providers
• Resource books and video library available on
  loan to participants
• Community resources through strong collaboration
  with community agencies and local schools
• On-going required renewal hours of training
• Variety of classes and topics
• Specialized guest speakers

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Foster/KinshipCare Education
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• County foster parents
• Foster Family Agency foster parents
• Kinship care providers

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Foster/KinshipCare Education
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• On-going D and F Rate pre-service classes
• On-going support

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GEAR-UP CSUN
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• The GEAR-UP at Los Angeles Mission College is a
  federally funded program designed to provide the
  support system needed in order for students to be
  prepared to attend and be successful in college.
  GEAR-UP is a five-year partnership project
  between California State University Northridge
  and Los Angeles Mission College. A major
  component of the GEAR-UP program is providing
  trained Mission College students as classroom
  tutors. Tutors are trained to use collaborative
  learning techniques in a classroom setting and
  serve as mentors to middle and high school
  students. Along with tutoring students, their
  families receive information about post secondary
  opportunities and Financial Aid.

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GEAR-UP CSUN
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• Program Director Alan De La Vara
• E-mail Address delavaa_at_laccd.edu
• Phone No [phone] Ext. 7139
• Location Los Angeles Mission College, Campus
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• Period 9/1/2002 to 8/30/2003
• Funding Source California State University,
  Northridge
• Goals Tutor Middle School and High School
  students

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GEAR-UP CSUN
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• To improve ambition of students and encourage
  them to pursue a college education.
• Improve academic preparedness of students
  enabling then to succeed in college.
• Improve services to access college funding
  through information, counseling, and linkage with
  financial opportunities.
• To work with LAMC tutors and help them develop
  the skills and knowledge to succeed at a college
  level and graduate.

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GEAR-UP CSUN
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• Current full time LAMC or CSUN student.
• Strong English and Math skills.
• A minimum of 2.0 GPA while employed.
• Ability to understand the importance of learning
  and help in developing the academic strength and
  personal pride of students.

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GEAR-UP CSUN
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• During the five years, over 4,500 students and
  their families will have the opportunity to
  participate in activities that will provide them
  with both the information and academic support
  they need to make a college education for our
  students a reality.
• In the year 20022003, over 100 trained tutors
  from both CSUN and Mission College worked on
  Olive Vistas campus. The tutors assist students
  and teachers to support the goals of academic
  achievement and high expectation for all
  students.
• The GEAR-UP Project at Olive Vista Middle School
  has a community and parent component to provide
  parents the support and information they need to
  guide their child toward a college education.
• In 2003 nearly 500 hundred students from Olive
  Vista Middle School visited Los Angeles Mission
  College. Students participated in hands on
  programs facilitated by LAMC staff. Students
  worked in the Biology lab, Multimedia and
  Culinary Arts.
• The PARENT INSTITUTE provides training for
  parents to help their children be successful in
  school.

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GEAR-UPProject GRAD LA
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• The GEAR-UP at Los Angeles Mission College is a
  federally funded program designed to provide the
  support system needed in order for students to be
  prepared to attend and be successful in college.
  GEAR-UP is a five-year partnership with Project
  GRAD. A major component of the GEAR-UP program is
  providing trained Mission College students as
  classroom tutors. Tutors will be trained to use
  collaborative learning techniques in a classroom
  setting and serve as mentors to middle and high
  school students. Along with tutoring students and
  their families will be informed of post secondary
  options and Financial Aid available to them.
• SCHOOLS COVERED
• GEAR-UP serves Maclay Middle School, Pacoima
  Middle School and San Fernando Middle School.

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GEAR-UPProject GRAD LA
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• Program Director Alan De La Vara
• E-mail Address delavaa_at_laccd.edu
• Phone No [phone] Ext. 7139
• Location Los Angeles Mission College, Campus
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• Period 9/1/2002 to 8/30/2003
• Funding Source Project GRAD Los Angeles
• Goals Tutor Middle School and High School
  students

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GEAR-UPProject GRAD LA
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• To improve ambition of students and encourage
  them to pursue a college education.
• Improve academic preparedness of students
  enabling then to succeed in college.
• Improve services to access college funding
  through information, counseling, and linkage with
  financial opportunities.
• To work with LAMC tutors and help them develop
  the skills and knowledge to succeed at a college
  level and graduate.

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• Current full time LAMC or CSUN student.
• Strong English and Math skills.
• A minimum of 2.0 GPA while employed.
• Ability to understand the importance of learning
  and help in developing the academic strength and
  personal pride of students.

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GEAR-UPProject GRAD LA
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• In 2003 Los Angeles Mission College GEAR-UP
  tutors participated in Walk for Success. Walk
  for Success is a community effort that involves
  over 1,000 volunteers in a door-to-door campaign
  to visit approximately 2,500 homes in the
  Pacoima, San Fernando, Arleta and Sylmar
  communities. Volunteers visited ninth grade
  students' homes to sign a College Scholarship
  Agreement with the student, his/her parent(s) or
  guardian(s), and San Fernando High School. This
  agreement outlines the criteria that high school
  students must meet to receive a college
  scholarship of up to 6,000.
• Los Angeles Mission College hosted the 2003
  College Institute with approximately 150 high
  school students attending. Project GRAD Scholars
  participated in an intensive four-week structure
  and took classes Monday through Thursday in
  History/English and Algebra, Geometry, and
  Science. On Fridays, students took field trips to
  universities and museums throughout Los Angeles
  and met with college admissions counselors to
  learn how to gain college admission. Students
  also had the opportunity to visit college
  campuses, develop study skills, and network with
  business and community leaders.
• In 2003 nearly 500 hundred students from Olive
  Vista Middle School visited Los Angeles Mission
  College. Students participated in hands on
  programs facilitated by LAMC staff. Students
  worked in the Biology lab, Multimedia and
  Culinary Arts.

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Hispanic-Serving Institution Assisting Communities
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• The Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting
  Communities program (HSIAC) focuses exclusively
  on upgrading the skills of incumbent workers in
  order to move them into higher-level positions.
  The Los Angeles Mission College has develop a
  workforce development program in collaboration
  with the Mission College One-Stop Center,
  GAIN/CalWORKs, Employment Development Department
  (EDD), and the Valley Economic Development Center
  (VEDC). The collaboration will specifically focus
  on upgrading vocational skills for incumbent
  low-to-moderate income workers working in small
  and medium businesses in the Northeast San
  Fernando Valley area, with a particular emphasis
  on the metal manufacturing, health care, and food
  manufacturing clusters.
• The greatest skills gaps are in the areas of
  English, Computer Skills, and Customer Service.
  These gaps will be directly addressed by a
  customized training curriculum developed by the
  collaborators and will use the existing assets
  that each of them brings to the proposed project.

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Hispanic-Serving Institution Assisting Communities
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• Program Director Allen Aghajanian
• E-mail Address aaghajanian_at_wsca.cc
• Phone No [phone]
• Location WorkSource California Center
• 11623 Glenoaks Blvd., Pacoima, CA 91331
• Period 10/1/2001 to 9/30/2003
• Objective Upgrading the skills of incumbent
  workers in order to move them into higher-level
  positions.
• Goals Provide training for foster care parents

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• Upgrading the skills of incumbent workers in
  order to move them into higher level positions.
• Increasing business productivity as a result of a
  more highly skilled workforce.
• Upward mobility of the incumbent workers and the
  increased productivity of the businesses will
  create more entry level opportunities for
  residents of the Northeast Valley.

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Hispanic-Serving Institution Assisting Communities
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• Small to medium size businesses in the target
  market area, focusing primarily on the key
  industry sectors of health services, mental
  manufacturing and food manufacturing.

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• On-site or off-site customize training in
  English, Computer Skills, and Customer Service.

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Independent Living Program (ILP)
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• California has 110,000 children in foster care.
  They are removed from their homes for a variety
  of reasons and are cared for by foster parents,
  group homes, or relatives. Many foster children
  never return home. When they turn 18, they are
  released by the foster care system. This process
  is known as emancipation. Emancipated foster
  youth often become social orphans who do not
  have biological families that are able or willing
  to assist them. Without support systems, their
  special problems can create serious barriers to
  their success and even their survival.
• The goal of the Independent Living Program (ILP)
  is to help foster youth develop skills that will
  enable them to locate jobs, manage money, and
  survive as productive citizens outside the foster
  care system. The program includes a series of
  classes held at many community colleges located
  throughout Los Angeles County.

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Independent Living Program (ILP)
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• Program Director Rosalie D. Hilger
• E-mail Address hilgerrd_at_laccd.edu
• Phone No [phone]
• Location Los Angeles Mission College, Campus
  Center
• Period 7/1/2002 to 6/30/2003
• Funding Source Community College Foundation
• Objective Provide life skills classes.
• Goals Prepare foster and probation youth
  between 16 and 21 year old for emancipation.

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Independent Living Program (ILP)
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• One-on-one mentoring
• Job search information
• Life skills/training
• Information about academic and vocational
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• Foster Youth between the ages of 16 and 21

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Independent Living Program (ILP)
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• Workshops on life skills including
• Banking and budgeting
• College preparation
• Financial aid
• Finding an apartment
• Foster youth conferences
• Job-search skills
• Leaving foster care
• Making a good decision
• Pre-employment training
• Selecting a roommate
• Self-esteem building

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Model Approaches to Partnership in Parenting
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• Parenting requires many skills. The Department
  of Children and Family Services realizes that in
  order to be an effective caregiver, the unique
  needs of children and their families must be
  recognized and understood by everyone involved.
  The acknowledgment and acceptance of personal and
  cultural differences will allow foster parents
  and relative caregivers to develop the skills
  necessary that are needed to build positive
  relationship between the children and the
  childrens birth families. Through Model
  Approaches to Partnership in Parenting and Family
  To Family, foster parents learn how to share
  their skills with birth parents. In turn, birth
  parents are given more opportunity to reunify
  their families in a way that ensures their
  childrens future safety and well-being. Class
  leaders use a strength-based approach to help
  families develop more fully the key skills that
  are needed to successfully foster.
• The Family To Family curricula of MAPP was
  developed by the Community College Foundation. It
  emphasizes the developmental and life issues
  facing children and youth in the adoptive, foster
  or institutional care systems. The Family To
  Family philosophy recognizes that many community
  factors are fundamentally important to each child
  's development. Family reunification and the
  importance of placing a foster youth within
  his/her own community is emphasized so that a
  child may retain important formative
  relationships such as same school placement,
  established friendships, and social affiliations
  such as church or club memberships.

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Model Approaches to Partnership in Parenting
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• Program Director Rosalie D. Hilger
• E-mail Address hilgerrd_at_laccd.edu
• Phone No [phone]
• Location Los Angeles Mission College, Campus
  Center
• Period 7/1/2002 to 6/30/2003
• Funding Source Community College Foundation
• Objective Provide training for prospective
  foster care parents.
• Goals Educate interested community members on
  the role of a foster parent.

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Model Approaches to Partnership in Parenting
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• Participants will be better prepared to care for
  children
• Participants will be able to build a support
  network
• Participants will obtain specific information and
  knowledge about the foster care system

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Model Approaches to Partnership in Parenting
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• Families in the process of becoming foster
  parents
• Relatives taking care of children from other
  members of their family

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Model Approaches to Partnership in Parenting
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• Parenting/Family To Family classes include these
  topics
• Understanding Child/Birth Family Relationships
• Welcome to the Group Preparation and Selection
  Program
• Where the MAPP Leads A Foster Care and Adoption
  Experience
• Helping Children With Attachments (Family
  Relations)
• Helping Children Learn to Manage Their Behaviors
• Understanding the Impact of Fostering and Adopting

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Pacoima Incubator
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• The Pacoima Business Incubation Project (PBIP),
  an incubator without walls, will provide
  existing and emerging small businesses with
  technical assistance, management skills training,
  access to capital, and workforce development
  services.
• PBIP is a partnership of three respected
  economic development organizations The San
  Fernando Valley Small Business Development
  Corporation, Valley Economic Development Center,
  and Los Angeles Mission College, who will work
  with 400 businesses and facilitate growth to
  create 80 new jobs, 75 of which will be filled
  by low-income residents.

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Pacoima Incubator
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• Program Director Allen Aghajanian
• E-mail Address aaghajanian_at_wsca.cc
• Phone No [phone]
• Location WorkSource California Center
• 11623 Glenoaks Blvd., Pacoima, CA 91331
• Period 02/01/2003 02/31/2004
• Funding Source Department of Human Health
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• Office of Community Service
• Objective To provide technical assistance to
  small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs.

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Pacoima Incubator
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• Overall assistance to businesses
• Entrepreneurial Training
• Receive counseling and technical assistance
• Provide Access to Capital
• Job Creation through economic growth

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Pacoima Incubator
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• Small to medium size businesses in the target
  market area, focusing primarily on the key
  industry sectors of health services, mental
  manufacturing and food manufacturing.
• Individuals that are interested in opening their
  own business
• TANF recipients searching for employment
  opportunities

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Pacoima Incubator
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• One-to-one business technical assistance to
  business
• Referrals to a wide variety of resources
• Assist with access to capital to start a business
• Provide entrepreneurial training

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Project TRACK
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• Project TRACK (Teaching Resources and Community
  Knowledge) was designed to meet the training
  needs of family child care providers and
  teachers assistants, whose child care facilities
  are accredited or are in the process of getting
  accredited. Low-income child care workers and
  expectant mothers can also benefit from Project
  TRACK. Participants will earn a 12-unit skill
  award in two areas Child Development and Family
  Child Care, which will fulfill a providers
  professional development hours for accreditation.
  Financial assistance and support services will
  be provided paid tuition, textbooks, parking
  permits, bus passes, tutoring and counseling.

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Project TRACK
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• Program Director Javier Lujan
• E-mail Address lujanj_at_laccd.edu
• Phone No [phone] ext. 3401
• Location Los Angeles Mission College, Campus
  Center
• Period 5/13/2002 5/13/2003
• Funding Source
• Objective Introduce Child Development courses
  to Family Child Care Providers, Teachers
  Assistances, Low-income child care workers and
  Expectant mothers
• Goals Participants will successfully complete
  12 units of Child Development courses to obtain
  skill award and apply for Associate Teacher Permit

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• Financial assistance with class registration and
  textbooks.
• Receive advisement and enroll in classes.
• Mentoring - Participants meet individually with
  professionals in the field of Child Development
  for advisement.
• Counseling - Students meet with the academic
  counselor on campus.
• Tutoring - Bilingual tutors are available to
  assist with required assignments and to help
  students prepare for exams and presentations.
• Financial Assistance for scholarship and grant
  opportunities.

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Project TRACK
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• Participants must have a desire to work with
  young children as a career.
• Participants must have a desire to work with
  children that have special needs.
• Participants must be at ESL level 4.
• Must meet income guidelines.
• Must receive a fingerprint clearance and have a
  negative T.B. test.

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Project TRACK
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• Bus passes and parking passes will be provided.
• Assistance in obtaining textbooks and supplies.
• Vocational advisement and career counseling.
• Tutoring.
• Monthly support group meetings
• Assistance in applying for the skill award
  certificate.
• Incentives and recognition certificates.
• Follow-up services.

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San Fernando ValleyMini Career Center
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• The San Fernando Valley Mini Center was
  developed by Los Angeles Valley College in
  partnership with Los Angeles Pierce College and
  Los Angeles Mission College, the East San Gabriel
  Valley Regional Occupational Program (ROP), the
  Los Angeles Mission College WorkSource California
  Center, and concerned community organizations and
  businesses. The goal of the center is to enhance
  local resources available for assisting the
  Welfare to Work population, strengthen the family
  unit, and transition hard-to-serve individuals
  into self-sustaining employment. The program will
  provide integrated work-first strategies for
  CalWORKs participants and non-custodial parents
  of children receiving CalWORKs services. The
  fiscal agent, Los Angeles Valley College and its
  two satellites, Los Angeles Mission College and
  Los Angeles Pierce College are committed to serve
  the community with post employment, upward
  mobility opportunities and supportive services.

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San Fernando ValleyMini Career Center
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• Program Coordinator Susan Rhi-Kleinert
• E-mail Address susanita_at_wsca.cc
• Phone No [phone]
• Location WorkSource California Center
• 11623 Glenoaks Blvd., Pacoima, CA 91331
• Period 1/01/03-6/30/03
• Funding Source Los Angeles County Community and
  Senior Services
• Goals To provide job placement and case
  management services to CalWORKs recipients.

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San Fernando ValleyMini Career Center
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• Work experience opportunities
• Job opportunities based on personal interests
• On-going job leads and long-term employment
  opportunities
• Personal attention from job developers and case
  managers
• Routine follow-ups
• Job-retention support
• Supportive services

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San Fernando ValleyMini Career Center
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• Individuals who are receiving Welfare the
  Department of Public Social Services will
  determine eligibility

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San Fernando ValleyMini Career Center
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• Job-placement assistance
• Employment training assistance
• Basic skills training
• ESL classes referrals
• Case management referrals
• Routine follow-ups
• Job retention support
• Mentoring

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Self-Help Project
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• In todays economic turmoil, small business
  owners face daunting challenge due to fear and
  lack of information. The main obstacles small
  businesses encounter are
• Lack of information in managing business
• Lack of information regarding policies and
  regulations
• Fear of vent