COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF ORANGE COUNTY (4)

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Exhibit A Scope of Work 1. Proposal shall include details of the youth program/service to be provided, the tasks to be accomplished, duration of the program (proposals may be up to two years) and the deliverables to be provided. Community Action Partnership Orange County proposes to implement a new and innovative academic tutoring and mentorship youth program in Santa Ana to address disparities in academic achievement and social and emotional learning (SEL) exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the course of 12 months this program will provide elementary -aged students with after -school tutoring three days per week, homework help and targeted activities designed to support SEL. The program will also provide their parents with resources and services available through our existing programs. Recognizing the need to engage students of various age groups in academically stimulating experiences, CAP OC will utilize a cohort of teenagers from our Elevate Youth program based at Santa Ana High School to provide the tutoring services, with training and guidance from staff. Elevate Youth, which currently has 30 high school participants, is itself an innovative substance program centered on substance abuse prevention. Through this program, CAP OC provides a peer -education model that includes the development of leadership skills, strategies related to policy, systems, and environmental change, as well as a restorative justice component. Elevate Youth program participants will commit to serving as tutors/peer mentors for at least six months. The 8-10 youth will meet twice per week with CAP OC staff to be trained as tutors and peer mentors, focusing on the development of their knowledge and skills pertaining to: an understanding of the academic achievement gap in Santa Ana; best practices and strategies in tutoring elementary school students; how to best engage students through interactive activities and accessing various learning modalities (e.g. visual, kinetic, verbal, etc.); developing and maintaining appropriate boundaries; and providing strength -based support and feedback. Once trained, each tutor/mentor will be paired with one to two students. Staff will have conducted the initial intake/assessments with the students; however, the tutors/peer mentors will work with the students and their parents to develop one to three goals. The tutors/mentors will meet with the students three times per week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) for one hour each time and will track progress towards goal achievement. To support the tutors/mentors, staff will meet with them once a week, either in -person or virtually. Every month the staff will also facilitate a group meeting with all the tutors/mentors to share best practices, troubleshoot challenges and support each other's development. The program will run year-round. The summer months will provide an opportunity for students to catch up academically. During the summer there will be opportunities for field trips and increased social emotional learning. Students will be able to participate in the SWCC Christmas in July program operated by college interns from Norte Dame. The program encourages youth to volunteer in their community and provides a holiday event at the end of July to culminate the program. As an added level of support, CAP OC will also recruit college students as interns to meet with the tutors/mentors at least monthly (individually and/or as a group) to provide encouragement and guidance. The college interns will also be trained to provide tutoring/mentorship to fill-in ME