20C - EMPOWERMENT ZONE AGREEMENTS

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local tivor•kforce needs, wTrile promoting ltirirtg linkages be~veerr Zorre job seekers card the local bresir~ess All clients receiving employment sezvices will submit doclunentatioll verifying their eligibility to work and their residency in the FEZ zone. Copies of these documents will be maintained iIi client files. (2) Basic Edrrcatiorr. Another SAEC goal is: "To have arr irrclccsive, edtreated population providing strong role models for firtrrr•e generations. " Under this goal, SAEC set objectives that uiclude: "Provide education opportunities for adults disadvantaged by larrgrcage barriers." The Cambodian Family has for over 25 years provided Vocational ESL classes to limited-English speaking residents who now live within FEZ boundaries. These classes have been offered in partnership with Santa Ana College, which pays the salaries of the lIlStrIlCtOrS. However, state funding cutbacks have shortened the school year for our adult students. The Cambodian Family must find new resources to continue instruction during the month of 3une, spring break, and some other occasions. We propose to provide English language training to at least 25 FEZ residents during these time periods. We are requesting that the City of Santa Ana provide FEZ fluids to support these activities. The 25 FEZ residents served under basic education will all he limited-English speaking adults. They will include parents of young children and others who are not culrently seeking work but who nonetheless have family responsibilities and are likely to seek employment in the future. They need English language skills to fiuiction effectively in our society. Copies of school registration farms will be maintained for these FEZ residents. (3) Childcare. The SAEC established the goal "To irrcr•ease the arrtotrnt of available child care to Empotivernrent Zorre residents." The Cambodian Family currently partners with the Santa Ana Unified School District to provide Pre-Kinder classes at our site, as well as chihdcare for paI•ents who attend ESL classes. Our Early Childhood programs are important for economic development in that they allow parents to go to work without having to place their yoiuig children in unsafe or otherwise inadequate childcare programs. Our programs have been supported by "Proposition 10" fluids fI•om the Children and Families Commission of Orange County. Unfortunately, those funds are now being eliminated because of the state b;fidget crisis. We are requesting that the City of Santa Ana use FEZ fiords to support 50% of one childcare worker, who will care for a miuilnum of 15 children of the FEZ zone wlile parents are in class. The Cambodian Family, and its parhler TCCDC, have along-term conunitment to the residents of our Santa Ana neighborhood. Our proposed efforts will greatly contribute to the stability of many families in the FEZ zones of Santa Ana. We will comply with all documentation and reporting requirement of the City. We especially look forward to continuing our relationship with the City of Santa Ana. i (4) Corrrprrter Lab. The Cambodian Family will be moving into its new facility in early March. The building will include a computer lab that will be available to the community, adults as well as youths after school. We are requesting FEZ fiuids to purchase 10 computers and 2 network printers. We also request funds for i educational software that will help our clients improve their English. A minimum of 25 FEZ residents will use the lab before the end of the grant period. '~i After our FEZ funding ends, this computer lab, along with the facility that houses it (purchased last ~ year and remodeled largely through FEZ funds), wilh remain as a lasting legacy of the Federal Empowerment Zone program in Santa Ana and the efforts of the many community organizations that EXHIBIT A- I Page 2 20C-6