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Exhibit A <br />Target Population and Unmet Needs <br />Backhausdance's Dance for Kindness partnership program is targeted to Santa Ana children <br />and youth who have been besieged by loss, economic hardship and dramatic change with <br />distance learning during the time of our pandemic and its ripple effects. Physical education <br />classes are not provided adequately during the school day, and participation in athletics and <br />sports programs after school is an added financial expense that may cause a burden on <br />families and limits youth who are able to fully participate. Regular fitness activity is essential <br />for maintaining healthy body weight and preventing obesity. Dance for Kindness is designed to <br />teach skills related to body, space, time and energy, bring joy and relief, to aid in the coping <br />process, to relieve stress, and to learn the physicality and elements of creative movement. <br />Backhausdance will work with SAUSD Special Projects in Wellness and Athletics and SAUSD <br />Arts to identify elementary schools that have limited if no access to athletics/physical <br />education classes and where there are students who are under extreme socio-emotional <br />duress. <br />Project Timeline and Deliverables <br />Month(s) <br />Deliverable <br />July - August 2022 <br />Planning, organization and school outreach <br />August - September 2022 <br />School partnership finalization, pre -assessment <br />survey, lead planning workshop for teachers, <br />scheduling, customization <br />October - December 2022 <br />Dance for Kindness workshop series and <br />assemblies for SAUSD elementary school #1 <br />December 2022 - January 2023 <br />Evaluation and post -assessment, preparation <br />of interim grant report <br />February - April 2023 <br />Dance for Kindness workshop series and <br />assemblies for SAUSD elementary school #2 <br />February 2023 <br />Participation in SAUSD We Care Campaign <br />March 2023 <br />Dance for Kindness performance with students <br />at annual Boca de Oro Festival <br />April - May 2023 <br />Evaluation and post -assessment, grant <br />reporting; drafting of final grant report <br />May - June 2023 <br />Project review, debriefing, and completion of <br />grant report <br />Project Core Educational Values: Dance/Athletics/Physical Activity is... <br />• Can be done by anyone of any ability <br />• For everyone - is a natural activity and builds connections/community <br />• Makes us healthier and stronger; relieves stress <br />• Rigorous, requires effort to do it correctly and learn technique <br />• Expressive and communicative <br />21 <br />