ORANGE COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION DBA PROJECT YOUTH OCBF

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Exhibit A Objective 4: 70 participating STOP SHORT of Addiction youth will receive 9 hours of substance abuse treatment services. Outcome: 80% of participating STOP SHORT of Addiction youth will report reduced druglalcohol use six months after completing the program. Objective 5: 70 participating STOP SHORT of Addiction youth will receive 9 hours of diversion services. Outcome: 85% of participating youth that complete STOP SHORT of Addiction will be diverted from the juvenile justice system. Objective 6: 130 youth and 170 family members will receive support services to alleviate the impact of COVID-19. Outcome: 95% of participants will report decreased stress, depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation. Our most recent SHORTSTOP outcomes include (based on client reporting) • 95% of youth have not been rearrested within 6 months of completing the program • 75% of youth report decreased fighting with parents • 75% of parents report improved communication with their child • 80% of parents report increased awareness of available community resources • 67% of youth report increased desire to attend college or vocational training • 100% of parents would recommend SHORTSTOP to another parent Our most recent STOP SHORT of Addiction outcomes include (based on client reporting) • 89% of youth have not been rearrested within 6 months of completing the program • 80% of youth report decreased substance use • 57% of parents report improved communication with their child • 80% of parents report increased awareness of available community resources • 59% of youth report increased desire to attend college or vocational training • 100% of parents would recommend STOP SHORT of Addiction to another parent 2. Target Population —SHORTSTOP and STOP SHORT of Addiction serve youth, ages 12-18, and their family members. Parental participation is mandatory. Over the one-year grant period, we plan to serve 300 youth and family members from Santa Ana, a city disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. This includes 60 SHORSTOP youth and 80 parents, and 70 STOP SHORT of Addiction youth and 90 parents. (Qualified Service Tracts served: 743.00, 744.00, 744.03, 744.05, 744.07, 745.01, 748.02, 748.05, 748.06, 749.01, 749.02, 750.02, 750.03, 750.04, 755.14, and 992.48.) Youth will be referred by the Probation Department or by a Santa Ana referral agent for drug use, possession of alcohol and/or drugs, petty theft, burglary, assault and battery, truancy, possession of weapons, vandalism and other criminal offenses. All youth are potentially at risk for delinquency and substance abuse, but Orange County's Latino youth are particularly vulnerable. While they represent 47% of the county's youth, Latino's account for 86% of teen mothers, 64% of high school dropouts, 92% of youth gang members, and 78% of youth probationers (Conditions of Children in Orange County, 2018).