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Date: June 19, 2021 <br />To: City of Santa Ana City Council <br />From: James Mendez <br />Re: Support Community Services for Special Needs Consumers in the City of <br />Santa Ana <br />My name is James Mendez. Although I am not a resident of the City of Santa Ana, my father, <br />Victor Mendez, is a resident of City of Santa Ana. I have been Regional Center consumer since <br />birth due to my autism. I have been informed through my father that there is an agenda in <br />consideration for community services for our special needs consumers in Santa Ana. Since I have <br />been fortunate to have been provided occupational therapy both private and public services, and <br />excellent public school (Irvine Unified School District) along with private education (Halstrom <br />School) to help me in advance myself, it is important that as a Regional Center consumer share <br />their experience to others how these services are essential for special need consumer to succeed. <br />These services should not be only be for a certain group of families that can afford or be a <br />financial hardship for families in order to receive quality occupational and education services. It <br />may appear that in the beginning it is costly to the City of Santa Ana the Community Services for <br />Special Needs, but in the long run it will be productive for the City of Ana and the consumers <br />because the consumers will pursue higher education such as I did in being accepted at UCLA <br />PATHWAY PROGRAM and gain working skills experience by volunteering in their community. <br />Thank you for your attention and consideration in fundingthe community services for our special <br />needs consumers in Santa Ana. <br />