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Following these interviews, Dr. Ersoylu will gather and analyze GIS data from SAPD on youth violence, SAUSD data on field use, and PRCSA data on park and recreation spaces, including joint-use sites. This data will be combined with census data on income and density to provide a clear understanding of the "umnet need" in the community for recreation space. GIS mapping analysis will be conducted by City GIS staff. Dr. Ersoylu will submit appropriate requests to GIS staff through Gerardo Mouet. Report First, the data will be summarized in a written report that will be provided to the RCSA Director for input and feedback. The report will then be provided to a second focus group. PHASE II Focus Group #2 Data will be gathered from organizations and/or experts in Santa Ana that work with at-risk or gang-involved youth. Dr. Ersoylu will conduct a second focus group with 2-3 youth-service experts and 4-6 experts and/or service providers in the field of at-risk youth and. Interviews may be done with individuals unable to attend focus groups to obtain their input. Following this focus group, the recommendations and ideas generated will be incorporated into the report. A draft of the report will be shared with the PRCSA Director (or assigned staff). PHASE III Soccer Club Organizational Data The study of youth soccer organizations in Santa Ana will begin with an initial data-gathering meeting with the appropriate staff within the PRCSA. An organizational analysis will be conducted via a survey that PRCSA will send out to each Soccer Club in November. The survey (designed by Dr. Ersoylu in collaboration with City staff) will be due back from the sports organizations in January, along with other requirements imposed by PRCSA. It is our hope that they will be more likely to respond to survey questions in this manner, given their deadline for submitting organizational documents to PRCSA. Survey Of Soccer Participants The survey, in Spanish or English, will assess the demographics of participants, the costs and resources the family needs to participate in the given soccer club/league, the levels of participation and other relevant factors that PRCSA would like included. This survey will be administered to a random sample of soccer family participants. We will conduct in-person interviews with 50-100 participants. Dr. Ersoylu will recruit a small team of bilingual students from UCI or Santa Ana College who can be trained in survey administration and conduct interviews. Once the interviews are conducted, data will be entered into SPSS statistical program. The summary results of these participant surveys will be written in a report that includes the organizational data from the soccer organizations. These organizations will be analyzed along a matrix of organizational questions. The data will demonstrate linkages between the use of open space by the organizations and the resulting unmet needs for open space by the communities not involved in soccer. Furthermore, the behavior outcomes for the youth that participate in the soccer organizations will also be clear after the analysis.