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wellness, housing, life skills and employment, and education. The Foundation aims to provide <br />young adults in the foster care system and other at -risk youth with safety and security, as well as <br />avenues toward reaching their life, education and professional goals. <br />The Company will support non-profit organizations in Santa Ana in an amount equal to or in <br />excess of $125,000. These community organizations may include, but are not limited to: <br />Santa Ana Promise Program - Santa Ana College (SAC) <br />The goal of Santa Ana Promise is for every citizen of Santa Ana to earn a college degree. <br />Santa Ana Promise is the latest initiative of the Santa Ana Partnership to elevate <br />academic achievement and college attendance for students who attend high schools in <br />the city of Santa Ana. Students who participate will receive guaranteed financial support <br />for their pre -transfer studies at SAC, the opportunity to enroll in academic learning <br />communities at SAC to ensure access to college English and Math courses, access to <br />the university's Early Assessment Program for placement in college level Math and <br />English classes, and much more. DNAI is excited to partner with Santa Ana Promise <br />such as volunteering in workshops or other engagement events for Santa Ana students to <br />learn about the field of horticulture. <br />Delhi Foundation or Delhi Center <br />Delhi Center offers free and discounted classes for all ages, everything from Art to <br />Zumba! After -school tutoring is provided through a partnership with the Santa Ana Public <br />Library and computer skills and ESL classes through Centennial Education Center. <br />Senior programs offer healthy socialization activities, and they help families develop <br />strategies for financial success. DNAI is looking forward to providing support to members <br />of the Santa Ana community through this organization in order to improve access to <br />educational and recreational opportunities for Santa Ana residents. <br />Santa Ana Link/Mercy House <br />Santa Ana Link, run by Mercy House, provides shelter for Santa Ana men, women, and <br />families with minor -aged children experiencing homelessness on an emergency, 24-hour <br />basis. The Company recognizes the extent of the homelessness issue in Santa Ana and <br />the strain it puts on residents and the City itself. The shelter's primary focus is to assist <br />program participants with creating a housing plan, making connections to housing <br />resources and ending their homelessness as quickly as possible. The Company fully <br />supports this mission. <br />Orange County Head Start <br />Head Start is a "comprehensive child development program designed to meet the <br />educational, emotional, social, health, and nutritional needs of children and families," and <br />aims to equip children — especially those from lower socio-economic backgrounds — to <br />deal with their present environments as well as the later life situations that require social <br />competence, empathy, communication, and problem -solving. The Company wants to <br />commit whatever resources it can to the youth development in Santa Ana, ensure a <br />brighter future, and Orange County Head Start is a great place to achieve that. <br />Community Service and Voluntarism <br />In addition to the financial support the Company will make, the Company will have employees <br />dedicate 5 hours a month to volunteering for Santa Ana focused, community -oriented, non-profit <br />organization. The Company will pay the employees time spent performing this volunteer work up <br />to the five hours spent every month. The list of non-profit organizations is likely to include <br />America on Trek, Phoenix House, Boys and Girls Club of Central Orange Coast, Wiseplace, <br />Santa Ana YMCA, Orange County United Way, and Santa Ana Link, amongst others. <br />11 <br />