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CITY OF SANTA ANA EXHIBIT I SCOPE OF SERVICES 1. PROGRAM PRIORITIES The City of Santa Ana is targeting at -risk youth in an effort to promote a proactive preventative approach to addressing their concerns and the concerns of their families. The City desires to partner with one or more organizations that will create a Gang Prevention and Intervention Program. This program will provide multifaceted Gang Prevention & Intervention while offering Mental Health resources and Trauma -Informed Care. Program design will be subject to and carried out in accordance with established City standards and procedures. The core of the program should be direct service to high -risk youth ages 10-24. Services should be built around the recognition that youth engage in acting out behavior due to a breakdown in the effectiveness of traditional family/school/community structures where they would normally fulfill needs for love, self-esteem, personal meaning stability, and socialization. A. Priorities and Obiectives: In particular, the City is interested in furthering the following priority through this RFP: 1) Submit weekly statistics of service to the project manager. 2) Submit a monthly compilation of statistics to the project manager. 3) Create after -school activities for teens and incentives for participation. 4) Provide mental health resources. 5) Provide Trauma Counseling for at -risk youth and families who are suffering and have suffered from gang -related trauma. 6) Provide individual and family counseling for gang -affiliated youths and those who were recently incarcerated. 7) Provide Street Outreach and Engagement teams to build relationships with individuals involved or affiliated with local gangs. II. REVIVE SANTA ANA a. Source of Funds Funding for this program is through the American Rescue Plan Act's State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF), referred to as Revive Santa Ana. This funding supports a series of COVID-19 recovery initiatives, including, food distributions, direct financial assistance to residents, a variety of youth programs, and more. b. Eligible Grantees Eligible grantees are community -based organizations, nonprofit organizations, agencies, or independent contractors; and have a valid 501(c)(3) or (4) designation from the IRS, or for -profit Vendors or corporations, with proven capacities to develop and operate these types of projects/programs. c. Eligible Projects Funds can be used to provide direct assistance to the youth and families of the City of Santa Ana to increase and improve the public safety and public health of our residents. City of Santa Ana RFP No. 23-090A Page 22 of 47