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June 27, 2018 Santa Ana Invest In Youth Recommended Guidelines for Youth Investment for the Cannabis Revenue Purpose: To reinvest the city budget towards achieving our larger vision of supporting all Santa Ana youth and their environment through a holistic approach in order to achieve their social emotional and physical well-being. Background: The City of Santa Ana is one of the youngest cities in the nation, with ages that range from 5-25 year old. Currently, the city only spends 9% of their budget in Parks, Recreation and Libraries, labeling this department as its only youth programs. Some of the programs include TeenSpace, sports, and the police cadet program. However, in our recent survey of Santa Ana residents, we found that majority of the youth in Santa Ana don't identify with the current definition of "youth programs'. The city of Santa Ana spends $12,770 per youth arrest while only spending $152 on youth programs. There is a great need for the city to look at its young people and restructure its support it provides children and young people in Santa Ana. Youth continue to fall from the school to prison to deportation pipeline, and the City of Santa Ana as an aid. We must assist our most vulnerable populations with services of nurture. In last year 2017-2018 budget, Santa Ana won a new Youth Coordinator, however the new hire does not have sustainability and budget. With the current commitment the city has made to invest in young people through the cannabis revenue, we would like to see the following: Priorities: The intent of these guidelines is to ensure that the 30% of 2018-2019 fiscal year's revenue from cannabis sales, $2.6 million, is invest in positive youth development: ❑ Employment and Internships for all, including immigrant youth and formerly incarcerated ❑ Mental health center, that provide youth and family support groups ❑ Re-entry services for formerly incarcerated youth ❑ Re -grants to local youth organization that support young people ❑ Evaluation of the current services to youth in Santa Ana and evaluation of youth needs for 2019-2020 budget Implementation and Oversight ❑ A community oversight advisory board to guide the city's investment of cannabis revenue and determine how youth development funding will be allocated and spent. ❑ Advisory board must be composed of youth residents that live in priority neighborhoods where there is 2 need for more youth prevention programs.