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City of Santa Ana Emergency Shelter Grant Scope of Work Name of Organization- Legal Aid Society of Orange County Name of Funded Program- Santa Ana Homeless Legal Outreach Program Annual Accomplishment Goal I. Total number ofunduplicated clients (Santa Ana and Non-Santa Ana Residents) anticipated to be served by the funded program, named above, during the 12-month contract period. 52PERSONS II. Number of only unduplicated Santa Ana residents to be served by the funded program, named above, during the 12-month contract period. 52PERSONS Program and Funding Description III. Description of Work - In the space below, describe the program to be funded during the 12-month contract period. The SAHOP staff work extensively with several collaborative agencies and their staff members. SAHOP will(1) train these agencies to identify legal problems and to assist homeless clients with obtaining government benefits; (2) continue an intake system that provides for immediate referral of clients who need legal assislance to LASOC and; (3) provide outreach clinics at homeless shelters. SAHOP will increase access to legal services for the homeless by collaborating with all of the interested local agencies that offer services to the homeless and to provide direct legal services to 52 homeless clients. SAHOP will maintain collaborative relationships between the Homeless Legal Outreach Project and cornmunity agencies that provide services to homeless and at risk of being homeless individuals and families. SAHOP will also conduct outreach workshops and clinics directly at homeless shelters to identify new clients and will educate clients on legal options for legal problems and will inform clients of multiple options available in obtaining legal help from SAHOP staff; through hotline, direct calls to Staff Attorney andIor Paralegal, or walk-in appointments. Finally, SAHOP will continue to recruit Whittier, Western State and Chapman Law School interns to provide legal assislance in cases that involve complex legal issues and require extensive legal research. Currently SAHOP accepts referrals from collaborating agencies for persons who have been identified by the agency as having a civil legal problem and also contacts all homeless service providers within our conununity and collaborates or partners with providers that are interesled in participating in this service delivery system. SAHOP also provides legal services to the homeless victims to move them toward self-sufficieny. IV. Activities funded by this grant - How will ESG funds be used for the funded program? Narratively describe the budget for the funded program illustrated in Exhibit B and B-1. All of the funds from this grant will go directly toward compensation of time for the Managing Attorney and Staff Paralegal involved in this project. Renato Izquieta, the Managing Attorney for this project, will work approximately 165 hours on this project out of his 1,820 annual hours (35 hours per week x 52 weeks per year). The Santa Ana Homeless Legal Outreach Program is requesting $7,450 for Renato Izquieta's work on the project throughout the year. This work will account for approximately 9% of his time allocation, equaling approximately $10,000 of his total annual compensation. Gloria Perez, the Staff Paralegal for this project, will work approximately 110 hours on this project out of her 1,820 annual hours (35 hours per week x 52 weeks per year). The Santa Ana Homeless Legal Outreach Program is requesting $2,950 for her work on the project throughout the year. This work will account for approximately 6% of her time allocation, equaling approximately $3,500 of her total annual compensation. While all of the funds obtained from this program will compensate staff time, other funds will be required to cover costs for program staff salaries & benefits, rent, office supplies, administrative overhead, local travel and more. These funds will be provided by both LASOC and the State Bar Legal Services Program. Exhibit A Page I of2