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Delhi Center serves approximately 31,000 individuals per year, including over 600 weekly classroom
<br />students, over 6,000 program participants, 4,250 through resource fairs and holiday activities, and over
<br />21,000 guests who rent our facility for public and private events. We serve low-income residents with
<br />large households, including 52% with an annual household income under $25,000, 64% of households
<br />with five or more individuals, and 25% of children living with only one parent or grandparent.
<br />Delhi Center provides services through a robust network of partner organizations that form a strong
<br />collaborative, including government agencies, educational institutions, and private and nonprofit
<br />organizations, that uses the expertise of each organization to leverage resources for stronger results.
<br />We believe it takes collaborative approaches by leaders rooted in the communities they serve to come
<br />together to invest in new ways to do business to shift conditions for the long-term.
<br />At Delhi Center, we offer a variety of cultural arts, martial arts, and educational classes through partner
<br />organizations. Our Family Economic Success Initiative (FES), is a collaborative case management
<br />strategy to help low-income families fill vocational, educational, financial, and related legal service
<br />gaps, so they can make better decisions to earn more, keep more of what they earn, and move up the
<br />economic ladder. Our Teens Engaged in Learning and Leadership (TELL) Program trains teens to
<br />define and pursue goals for the future, perform meaningful work in the community, and design and
<br />implement educational activities that help younger children build resiliency.
<br />Of course, during the pandemic, our programs and services have been offered virtually, with the
<br />exception of our food distribution activities. Prior to the pandemic, we conducted a senior pantry twice
<br />a month to about 100 seniors. Since March of last year, we doubled our food distribution efforts
<br />because of the great need and we currently distribute over 400 boxes of food weekly, serving over 250
<br />residents, including seniors and families. We provide shelf -stable food and fresh products, baby
<br />diapers, masks, and other essentials via drive through pick up and door -step delivery.
<br />Throughout the years, Delhi Center has struggled to maintain a fully functional and aesthetically
<br />pleasing facility. In 2018, our Board of Directors began a strategic planning process aimed at long-
<br />term fiscal sustainability. Delhi Center had recently undergone a significant transformation resulting in
<br />an improved organizational structure, the adoption of sound fiscal and operational policies and
<br />procedures, and a focused and committed Board of Directors. We were at a precipice, ready to take
<br />Delhi Center to the next level of productivity. Then the pandemic hit, and we were thrust into survival
<br />mode, which made us realize that we cannot thrive alone.
<br />Delhi Center has a unique relationship with the City of Santa Ana, whereby the organization owns the
<br />building and the city owns the land with rights to reclaim the building if Delhi Center fails or upon
<br />termination of the lease, which expires on September 5, 2024. The Center is responsible for all facility
<br />costs, and we are at the point where the facility requires significant repairs and upgrades to allow us to
<br />continue to meet the needs of the community and to serve it well. Delhi Center has consistently
<br />partnered with the City of Santa Ana and has made the center available at no cost to different City
<br />departments for meetings, community forums, and program delivery throughout the years.
<br />We would like to expand our partnership and explore a financial relationship between the City of Santa
<br />Ana and Delhi Center. We seek both one-time funding and regular, annual funding to support our
<br />infrastructure and operations. Our one-time funding needs total approximately $350,000, which would
<br />cover the cost of major improvements such as IT infrastructure, system repairs and replacements
<br />(HVAC, electrical, plumbing, roof, etc.), lighting and signage, and energy savings. Additional one-
<br />time funding needs include computers to provide improved work capabilities for staff, aesthetic
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