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the grant period, Brighter Futures for Children of Prisoners will achieve the following goals and outcomes: • Recruit a minimum of 45 new Santa Ana children of prisoners and provide comprehensive services to them, to their guardians and to their siblings, for a total of 180 Santa Ana residents served. • Sustain a minimum caseload of 175 mentor/mentee matches, plus their families for a total of 500+ people served; • 85% of mentors will honor the one-on-one outings of 8 hours per months for 12 months and turn in their required online monthly activity forms; • Provide ongoing wraparound services to the mentee families; • Conduct a series of 5 nutrition seminars for caregivers and mentees; • 50 mentees will attend the "College Is For Me Too!" camp; • 85% of mentees attending the camp will report they look forward to attending college; • 65%of mentees will attend at least 2 STEM events and develop an interest in science -related careers. • 85% of mentees will improve their behavior and attitudes, which will be noted on the monthly activity notes, teacher & parent comments, and through surveys; and • 90% of mentees will take advantage of new opportunities and avenues for positive use of time; positive self-expression; and civic engagement. Mentees will also show increased self-esteem, morale, a sense of responsibility, increased interpersonal skills, and decision -making skills. • 100% of mentees will receive exciting, age -appropriate books on an ongoing basis. �ograms are evaluated using science -based tools utilizing standardized and locally developed measures. Data collection cludes, but is not limited to: Mentee and Mentor demographic data (age, gender, ethnicity); Household income of mentee milies; Tracking grid of wrap -around services provided; Caregiver post surveys for Caregiver Education Seminars; Mentee post arveys for "College Is for Me Too!" Summer Education Camp and STEM workshops to measure attitudes and knowledge gained; ttendance records for Caregiver Education Seminars, Summer Education Camp and STEM workshops; Duration of ientor/mentee matches; Caregiver and mentee satisfaction surveys — utilizing the U.S. Department of Health and Human =rvices Family and Youth Services Bureau's Relationship Quality Survey Instrument. • Quantifiable results - We track the number of youth and families served, mentor/mentee matches and amount of one- on-one outings completed, and the total number of youth and families served in each activity and in the program overall. • Reporting format - We utilize pre and post- surveys, which include multiple choice and narrative questions to allow participants to express their satisfaction levels as well as voice any concerns or praises. • Mentors are required to submit monthly online activity forms where they outline the contact and activities completed with their mentee and detail any successes or concerns they are having with mentees, ask questions, or provide general feedback EXHIBIT A