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EXHIBIT A Scope of Work Annual Accomplishment Goal I. Number of unduplicated Santa Ana residents to be served with grant funds during the 12-month contract period = 20 PERSONS II. Description of Work - in space below, describe the program to be funded during the 12-month contract period including, services to be provided, program goals, client characteristics, & how grant funds will be utilized. The "Steps to Independence" program is a transitional shelter program whose goal is to empower homeless women to take positive control of their lives and become contributing members of the community. Through the 'Steps to Independence," "Senior Step," "First Step," and "Step Up" programs, WISEPlace provides shelter, food, clothing, counseling, and supportive services for women who are living alone. The women served include the following high -risk populations: victims of domestic violence, former abusers of drug and alcohol, youth emancipating from the foster care system, and senior women. The goal of the "Steps" programs is to take homeless women off the street and rehabilitate them, enabling them to re-establish themselves as fully functioning members of the community. The objective is to provide the women with time to become stabilized emotionally, set goals and begin to accomplish the goals. The "Steps" programs further seek to empower women to find solutions to their own problems, now and in the future. By providing information and assistance to eliminate the issues that led to their homelessness, the cycle of homelessness can ultimately be broken. The short-term goal is to make each program participant self-sufficient so they will not become a statistic in this or any other shelter in the future. Sub -goals include: strengthening each woman's coping skills; developing each woman's sense of integrity and self-worth; enabling each woman to have a choice in determining her future, and empowering her to address her issues directly. The specific use of the ESG funds is to provide case management and employment coordination services for the residents. Further the funds will be used to provide a safe and comfortable environment for the residents to enable them to heal, regain their self- esteem, and do the things necessary to find a job, and learn other basic life style skills to enable them to live independently and be physically, mentally and financially healthy in the future.