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Exhibit A 0 ��l PADRES UNIDOS ongoing program evaluation, a questionnaire is distributed to parents at the start of the program in to determine the family situation. This includes questions relating to communication issues, discipline, parental supervision, knowledge and feelings about violence, the Juvenile Justice System and Probation and the level of parental involvement in the youth's life. Each of these educational components come with a curriculum and materials to support the instruction of the topic. Our approach includes the implementation of activities to strengthen the lesson as well as homework assignments to reinforce and practice learned concepts. The homework forum provides a safe platform to practice and share experiences. This powerful tool clarifies and encourage both short and long term changes. The Parent and Teen Conjoint program has also been developed over many years using programs proven effective in lowering violence among youth, reducing recidivism, improving family communication and strengthening the relationship between parents and their teens. Some of the program content is drawn from Moral Reconation Therapy, an evidence -based cognitive -behavioral program that has been shown to reduce recidivism among youth and adults. *All ofour educational modules and components are able to be distributed virtually/online or with in - person instruction. Anticipated Outcomes and Competencies As a result of this program, we anticipate seeing improved communication skills, particularly the ability to share experiences and feelings respectfully and constructively, as well as increased knowledge of how to identify and change destructive/problematic behaviors. Because all members of the family will be attending the programs concurrently, we develop ways to deal with trauma and conflict effectively. Parent, youth and siblings will learn to identify their strengths and parents will learn strategies necessary to de-escalate and take control of the emerging situations. Ultimately, this will strengthen parent -teen relationships and decrease the likelihood of engaging in violent/problematic behaviors by building on strengths in the family. 2. Proposal shall include details of the target population Our target population will include young people ages 1 l to 17, their siblings and families from very economically stressed neighborhoods in Santa Ana: Delhi , Pico,Lowell, Minnie Street/Cornerstone Village, and Garfield. All three neighborhoods have high percentages of adults who did not attend or complete high school (57% to 67%). In these neighborhoods, 84% to 96% of people speak a language other than English at home (predominantly Spanish, but including Cambodian, and Hindi), The majority (56% to 68%) reporting that they do not speak English very well. 3. Proposal shall include details of the unmet need Santa Ana is the most populous city in Orange County, and the 8' most densely populated urban city in the United States. According to the 2016 US Census, Santa Ana's total population of 334,217 with 44.5% of adults, ages 25 or older without a high school diploma. Santa Ana is one of the youngest cities in the nation where children under 18 make up over 30% of its population, Roughly 32% of the city's children under 4 years live below the poverty line. There is strong evidence that poor school performance, violent behaviors, truancy, and leaving school are connected with juvenile delinquency. As a result, these statistics are reflected in the percentage of Hispanic youth involved in criminal activity, including violent crime especially in communities like Santa Ana. According to the California Department of Justice Bureau of Criminal Information and Analysis statistics, Hispanic Youth represented 53% of all juvenile arrests. Education and strong family ties could help to reroute this pipeline to jail for the youth of Response Submitted by Padres Unidos City of Santa Ana RFP 21.116A- Youth Violence Prevention Page 3 of 4