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City of Santa Ana CDBG Scope of Work Program Year 2019-20 (July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020) Name of Organization Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) of Orange County Name of Funded Program Transitional Age Youth (TAY) Annual Accomplishment Goal Und AL Schedule of Performance (estimated) Quarter 1: JUL 1 - SEP 30 Quarter 2: OCT 1 - DEC 31 Quarter 3: JAN 1 - MAR 31 Quarter 4: APR 1 - JUN 30 )ated to be served during the 12-month contract period. Santa Ana Participants 1 100%1 F 68 Low Income Participants 100% Unduplicated Estimated Participants Invoicing 17 $ 7,500.00 17 $ 7,500.00 17 $ 7,500.00 17 $ 7,500.00 68 $ 30,000.00 Program and Funding Description CASA OC's new Transitional Age Youth (TAY) program serves Orange County's most at -risk foster youth ages 16-21. As most of these youth have spent the majority of their cildhood in foster care, without any consistent adult guidance, they are in danger of leaving the system without an education, job or place to live. CASA of Orange County specially trains CASAs to enagage older foster youth ages 16-21 in the acquirement of independent living skills to help prepare them for adulthood outside of the foster care system. CASAs commit to a minimum two years of service (thought most stay on for much longer) and twice monthly visits (generally 10-15 hours per month). The foster youth we serve have been referred to our program through Orange County's Juvenile Court System. All foster youth have been victims of abuse, neglect or abandonment, but those who are referred to CASA have experienced the most severe abuse, have the fewest supportive connections, and are deemed highly at -risk youth. Children who grow up in long-term foster care are at high risk for sustaining irrevocable damage including shattered self-esteem, lack of education, poor health, and the loss of faith in adults. The majority of former foster children engage in risky behaviors and experience negative outcomes later in life, including homelessness, poverty, unemployment, and incarceration. Through our Transitional Age Youth (TAY) Program, CASAs enrich their case teens' lives, supporting them through high school, emphasizing the importance of education on their financial futures, and teaching them independent living skills to carry on into adulthood. CASA-OC's TAY Program is an expansion of our basic services. Alongside the general one-on-one mentoring and court advocacy that our volunteers provide, our specially trained TAY CASAs also focus on the following areas: Education: TAY CASAs advocate in Court for foster youth to access enrichment activities, tutors, or other programs advantageous to their education, helping them to achieve academic success. CASAs may also hold education rights for the foster teen and attend all teacher conferences, school open houses and other education related gatherings --a vital part of their advocacy work since many foster teens have never had a EXHIBIT A