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community as well. According to the 2017 Orange County Point -in -Time report, 1 in 4 <br />homeless adults in Orange County answered that they have experienced domestic <br />violence at the hands of a person with whom they lived. (Page 27) By giving survivors the <br />legal tools to start again, these comprehensive legal services also disrupt the cycle of <br />violence: domestice violence not only affects the abused, but being even a witness to this <br />type of violence is the leading indicator of whether or not children will become either <br />abusers or victims of abuse as adults. <br />Our second program is the Clean Slate Clinic, which is the only free legal clinic in Santa Ana <br />to provide comprehensive expungement services to city residents who have paid their legal <br />debt to society - some for acts (such as possession of marijuana) that are no longer crimes. <br />Our program is unique because it helps Santa Ana residents exunge their records, no <br />matter the California county/ies in which the crimes were committed. <br />The Clean Slate Clinic is about giving a new start to people who are working to change their <br />lives for the better. Although these residents have served their sentences and/or completed <br />probation, a criminal record can stay with an individual for decades. It can make it <br />impossible for an individual to get a job, find housing, or attend school. Unfortunately for <br />everyone in the community, these barriers to a productive life can quickly lead to negative <br />outcomes if not dismantled. <br />Thank you again for your support of these projects in 2017-2018; together we are malting a <br />difference in the lives of dozens of Santa Ana families. I hope that you will vote to continue <br />this meaningful partnership in 2018-2019. If you have any questions about this work, <br />please do not hesitate to contact me at (714) 571-5233. <br />Sincerely, <br />Kate Marr <br />Executive Director <br />