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CITY OF SANA ANA <br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT <br />Scope of Work <br />Annual Accomplishment Goal <br />I. Total number of clients anticipated to be served during the 12 -month contract period= <br />60 PERSONS <br />II. Total number of unduplicated Santa Ana residents to be served with grant funds during the <br />12 -month contract period = 60 PERSONS <br />III. Description of Work - in space below, describe the program to be funded during the 12- <br />month contract period including, services to be provided, program goals, client <br />characteristics, & how grant funds will be utilized. <br />The Bowers Kidseum After School Learning Center offers children in the Bowers <br />Museum neighborhood a safe and caring environment in which to experience rich <br />cultural experiences. 3 days a week, over 35 children (at a time, total enrollment <br />throughout the year is approx: 60 children) participate in studio art, choral music, dance, <br />piano, and creative writing lessons. Frequently they are treated to performances by <br />guest artists who teach them and entertain them with presentations on many cultures, <br />such as: African, Meso American, Chinese, Spanish and many others. <br />The children come from families whose average yearly income is extremely low to low, <br />by federal (HUD) guidelines. All students are white /Hispanic in race and ethnicity, with <br />the majority of their families having immigrated from Mexico. <br />It is our goal to give the children the cultural experiences that middle and upper middle <br />income families are financially able to provide their children. When children are <br />exposed to rich cultural experiences they may realize that there is a more promising <br />future to aspire to that may have appeared to be beyond their reach previously. We <br />also expect to help the children improve their grades, school attendance, and behavior <br />with their families, their peers and at school. <br />The Kidseum is located near the Orange County High School of the Arts, and although <br />the school is located in a predominately Hispanic area, there is an extremely low <br />percentage of Hispanic students enrolled at the present time. As one of our goals, we <br />hope to help those children in our program who are interested in attending the School of <br />the Arts, with the audition process. <br />The CDBG funds will be used for staff wages <br />