BLIND CHILDREN'S LEARNING 5 - 2004

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CITY OF SANA ANA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT Scope of Work Annual Accomplishment Goal I. Total number of clients anticipated to be served during the 12 -month contract period- 178 PERSONS II. Total number of unduplicated Santa Ana residents to be served with grant funds during the 12 -month contract period = 45 PERSONS III. 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 Infant Family Focus provides direct services in the home of our clients — in Spanish for our Spanish speaking families. The program director provides direct services and over -sees the entire program. Two of our infant specialists are bilingual. The infant specialist work with mom — sometimes dad and grandma or another caregiver in helping them to understand how they can help in their baby's development. Lending emotional support and teaching parents very practical skills and modeling behaviors are the major goals of this programs. Parents are encouraged to reach out to other parents in building relationships to help them feel less alone. The goal of this program is to help the baby reach his/her potential and transition into the preschool or other appropriate program. Counseling is offered to all families to help with their grief and cope with the stress of raising a child with special needs. Each year parenting classes are taught in both English and Spanish. Children receive play therapy to help them grow up with a healthy self- esteem. Teenagers have the opportunity to participate in a program to help them improve social skills, build self - esteem and become independent. The goal of this program is to build self - esteem and stronger families. Funds providing through the City's CDBG funds will be used for salaries for the direct providers to our clients in Santa Ana. Schedule of Performance Estimate the number of unduplicated Santa Ana residents to be served during the 12 -month contract period per quarter: Quarter 1: July 1 — September 30 Quarter 2: October 1 —December 31 Quarter 3: January 1 — March 31 Quarter 4: April 1 — June 30 Invoicing Schedule 22 Persons 5 Persons 11 Persons 7 Persons Total 45 Persons Estimate the amount of grant funds to be requested during the 12 -month contract period on a quarterly basis: Quarter 1: July 1 — September 30 $ 5,000 Quarter 2: October 1 — December 31 $ 6,400 Quarter 3: January 1 — March 31 $ 7,000 Quarter 4: April 1 — June 30 $ 6,600 Total $ 25,000 EXHIBIT A