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�Sb"d""' Santa Ana Unified School District <br />�x•cln G <br />LORIN GRISETACADEMY (SAUSD) Stefanie P. Phillips, Ed.D. <br />HOO., Michael A. Parra, Principal Superintendent <br />6/4/19 <br />Dear Mr. Alvarado, <br />I want to thank you for another year of support and service to our students and community. As <br />Principal of Lorin Griset Academy, I can say that I greatly appreciate the work of Neutral <br />Ground in providing alternative outlets through the work of your intervention specialists for our <br />students dealing with personal, home and community related stress and tratuna. The restorative <br />practices they engage our students in, provide a healing approach to what sometimes feels like an <br />insurmountable challenge for students in our immediate community. Being in a location where <br />violence in the immediate surrounding areas of Townsend, Highland and Myrtle, I can tangibly <br />see the improvement that Neutral Ground's work has made as street interventionist through the <br />City of Santa Ana CDBG funding. <br />This past year's additional grant work to support after -school tutoring, after -school home visits, <br />and reaching out to our young fathers in the school has provided a consistent and steady place <br />where students can catch up on work, connect with trusted adults in meaningful ways, and <br />provide follow up support work at a time convenient for students and families. Often, there is no <br />lack of one-time help and temporary outside resource projects to serve schools, but having <br />Neutral Ground services over the past two years through CDBG after -school programs in a <br />consistent on -going way gives our community and students stability in supports and <br />interventions they would not otherwise have during these after -school time periods. <br />Thank you again and I look forward to the upcoming school year and your continued good work <br />for our students. <br />Sincerely, <br />/1� 4"( <br />Michael A. Parra <br />Principal <br />1915 W. McFadden Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92704, (714) 648-2900 <br />BOARD OF EDUCATION <br />Valerie Amezcua, President • Rigo Rodriguez, PhD., Vice President <br />Alfonso Alvarez, Ed.D., Clerk • John. Palacio, Member <br />