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Exhibit A <br />Orange County Youth Commission <br />Santa Ana, California <br />WIA 2009- 2010 <br />PROPOSAL NARRATIVE <br />ABOUT THE PROGRAM <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />The Santa Ana Boxing Club is a unique asset in our community that draws <br />teenagers to the exciting sport of boxing and the opportunity to become part of <br />the Santa Ana Boxing Club Team. The purpose of the Club is to provide <br />vulnerable, low-income youth with a safe, motivating environment and the <br />necessary expertise and resources to strengthen their academic performance <br />and build their character and leadership potential. The Club is an inviting, <br />supportive environment for youth -- particularly at-risk youth -- as it provides <br />professional boxing instruction coupled with focused academic tutoring, <br />leadership development and individual counseling. The Club is also a site for <br />mentoring and job development. Efforts are geared to preparing youth for <br />successful high school graduation, post-secondary education, employment and <br />self-sufficiency. Thus, this program mirrors the goals of WIA. <br />The Santa Ana Boxing Club provides boxing training, academic tutoring and <br />character education in a historic boxing facility at 901 E. Fourth Street. The gym <br />is unique, and old historical street boxing gym, Clients are attracted to the <br />exciting environment of students boxing in the boxing ring, punching bags, <br />jumping rope and working out on equipment and with weights. Computers and a <br />tutoring section of the gym enable clients to have a suitable place to study and <br />do homework. We also have other space, which is available from 2 pm until 7 pm <br />that is very close to the gym that can be used for longer, more in depth tutoring <br />sessions. The boxing gym is open weekdays from 3 to 4 p.m. for tutoring, and 4 <br />p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for boxing skill instruction. This program focuses on developing <br />discipline, sportsmanship, as well as boxing skills. Teens compete in boxing <br />tournaments and gain perseverance and self-confidence. The boxing club also <br />has an intensive tutoring program five days a week one hour prior to the boxing <br />practice. The Boxing Club Director is a certified drug and alcohol rehabilitation <br />counselor and a certified boxing coach with USA Boxing. We invite successful <br />business people and community leaders to share their stories with the youth. <br />They share about their professions, the lessons they have learned and mistakes <br />they have made, inspiring our young people, exposing them to career options <br />and showing them how to attain their dreams. Speakers often stay to answer <br />individual questions and have one-on-one discussions with the youths. <br />1 <br />