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<br />Ana Community Action Network, which was successful at increasing the academic achievement <br /> <br />and reducing problem behavior in target area youths through a community-wide collaborative <br /> <br />approach. The program was successfully replicated with the Minnie Community Action Network, <br /> <br />which provided similar services to a different high-risk community. <br /> <br />For over 7 years the YCS has been the lead agency of the City's Weed and Seed (WS) Strategy, <br /> <br />which applies risk-focused prevention strategies in the City's two WS sites, one of which overlaps <br /> <br />with the target area for the proposed program. The Santa Ana WS Strategy has gained local and <br /> <br />national recognition for its successful approach to coordinated delivery of service toward the <br /> <br />reduction of crime and the improvement of the quality oflife forresidents. <br /> <br />As a result of its extensive work in applying risk-focussed prevention strategies, the City was <br /> <br />awarded a technical services grant to work with Fox Valley Technical College, the consultant to <br /> <br />DOJ on Youth Focused Community Policing to develop and implement a specialized training <br /> <br />conference for the local community in 1998. Over 100 participants from local schools/colleges, <br /> <br />the faith community, non-profits, County of Orange Health Care and Social Services Agencies and <br /> <br />law enforcement agencies, including the juvenile justice system attended this )-day training that <br /> <br />resulted in the formation of the Youth Services Strategic Alliance, which is comprised of the <br /> <br />CEO's of the major youth serving agencies in Santa Ana. Fox Valley consultants worked with the <br /> <br />Strategic Alliance, which has met regularly since its inaugural meeting in August of 1999, to <br /> <br />provide a two-day follow-up training in June of 200 1 to further define the Youth Services Plan <br /> <br />and to narrow the scope of concentration that the Alliance continues to focus on. <br /> <br />Additionally, the YCS has made systemic changes in the way it does business in the traditional <br /> <br />recreation field. Each of the city's recreation centers has an advisory board comprised oflocal <br /> <br />residents, churches, businesses, and youth. Advisory boards meet regularly to provide input and <br /> <br />make recommendations on programs and services. Project PRIDE, the City's gang prevention <br /> <br />14 <br />