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Orange County Youth Commission <br />Santa Ana, California <br />We work with Santa Ana College, Vanguard University, and Biola University to <br />recruit mentors and tutors for the program. OCYC Founder, Rosie Avila, is also <br />a trustee of Biola University. <br />Additionally, we have community and business support to enable us to help fund <br />the program. In addition to the City of Santa Ana, Northgate Gonzalez Markets (a <br />chain of small Hispanic supermarkets) is one of our major sponsors. Honda- <br />Santa Ana is another major sponsor, and an anonymous famous sport figure also <br />generously supports our boxing program. We also have AT&T and Baseline <br />investments who contribute to our club program. <br />Outreach and Recruitment <br />The OCYC staff members are enthusiastic about and committed to the after- <br />school programs, including the boxing club. We have staff members actively <br />involved in networking with local schools, business, along with county and city <br />government agencies. The OCYC mission and heart is to provide a future and <br />hope to youth who have little future or hope. The hope begins at redirecting <br />negative behaviors (e.g., poor academic performance, deviant/criminal <br />behaviors, drug/alcohol use etc...) to positive behaviors (e.g., good academic <br />performance, positive character development, and drug/alcohol abstinence <br />etc...). As a result of these youth are equipped to meet standards for academic <br />and career success. <br />Anthony Serrano, Sport Club Director and Isabel Monje, After-School Club <br />Director, contact and meet with junior and high school administrators for the <br />purpose of introducing them to our 17 after-school clubs, which includes the <br />Santa Ana Boxing Club. We provide printed materials about the club and this <br />year will aim to develop a special brochure. We have received referrals from <br />Santa Ana Unified School District school administrators/teachers, but we receive <br />referrals from Olive Crest, Victory Outreach the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce <br />and Teen Challenge as well as other youth servicing agencies in the Youth <br />Council Network. <br />Additionally, Dr. Don Verleur, founder of Olive Crest (treatment homes for foster- <br />care youth), refers youth to our programs. We also work with Angel Tree (youth <br />of incarcerated parents) with our summer camping program. Ralph Fuentez <br />directs rehabilitation programs for Victory Outreach (gang involvement and drug <br />abuse) and is an advocate for the Santa Ana Boxing Club. Anthony Serrano also <br />is in regular communication with Laurie Muir of the Juvenile Justice Department. <br />We have been featured in several feature articles in the Orange County Register <br />and we have had several postings on U-Tube as well. The Boxing Club had a <br />Street Boxing Event last October and is getting ready for our second Street <br />Boxing Event this March. These events bring a lot of attention to the Santa Ana <br />Boxing Club and have been great fundraisers. . <br />7 <br />