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AA Recognizing S.A.I.N.T and S.P.I.R.I.T Weed and Seed Grant Revenues October 04, 2004 Page 3 The Boys and Girls Club is designated as a S.A.I.N.T Safe Haven site and will provide computer instruction at the McFadden Technology and Learning Center. The instructor will provide training in the use of computers and learning activities that include literacy, mathematics, science, and writing. Kennedy Elementary School is also currently designated as a Safe Haven site for the S.P.I.R.I.T program. The Safe Haven program is a multi-service center providing before and after school services for youth and their families with a focus on reading and science. The Society of St. Vincent De Paul currently operates a Re-entry Program that provides transitional referral services, substance abuse counseling, and support group services to inmates returning to the community. With the additional funds, they will be providing these services on a contractual basis to incarcerated inmates returning to the S.A.I.N.T Weed and Seed community. Probation Officers from the County of Orange Probation Department are currently working with the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) to closely monitor youth probationers living in the Weed and Seed areas. probation Officers and SAPD officers conduct operations, including home searches, to ensure the youth are in compliance and meeting the terms of their probation. With the additional funding, these programs will continue to provide services through September 30, 2005. For the fifth and final year of the Weed and Seed Program, the S.A.I.N.T. and S.P.I.R.I.T Steering Committees also recommended agreements for the funding of four additional programs to support the tutoring and computer centers in the Weed and Seed areas. The EI Puente KIDWORKS CDC operates two Centers out of the Myrtle Street and Townsend Street apartment complexes. KIDWORKS is currently designated as a Safe Haven site for the S.A.I.N.T. program and will provide Weed and Seed youth with academic and computer tutoring out of the two centers. Families Together of Orange County-Lyon Street Parent Center is also designated as as. P. R. I . T. Safe Haven program. The Center will provide school readiness activities for youth four and five years of age. The Center will also provide computer instruction to Weed and Seed youth through its Computer Lab. Computer instruction includes Microsoft Word, Excel, powerpoint, Access, and Internet Navigation. The Cambodian Family, Inc. is designated as a Safe Haven program. The Cambodian Family, Inc. will provide computer-assisted homework and academic tutoring in multiple subjects to youth from first through twelfth grades. Students will also receive instruction on Internet navigation and website development. 20A-3