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StandUp for Kids for Homeless Youth Rapid Re-Housing Services <br />May 20, 2025 <br />Page 4 <br />4 <br />9 <br />9 <br />4 <br />2.Employment Navigation <br />o Offers job readiness training, resume workshops, and connections to <br />employment opportunities and programs. <br />3.Participant Supports <br />o Provides essential needs such as food, hygiene items, transportation <br />assistance, clothing, school supplies, and household goods. <br />4.Client Internships <br />o 14 paid internships (7 per year) help youth gain job experience, build <br />professional skills, and earn income. <br />5.Overhead (De Minimis) <br />o Covers indirect administrative costs. <br />These combined services are designed to not only place youth in stable housing but <br />also to support their long-term success and self-sufficiency through intensive case <br />management, life skills development, and employment preparation. <br />StandUp for Kids is devoted to preventing youth homelessness before it reaches a <br />critical point. They will conduct weekly street outreach throughout the City in areas <br />where homeless youth gather (e.g., malls, theaters, parks, campuses, etc.). StandUp for <br />Kids will work to ensure the early identification of at-risk and foster youth by maintaining <br />a large referral network with law enforcement, foster care agencies, healthcare <br />agencies, hotlines, and youth organizations. StandUp for Kids is a current contractor <br />with the City and is funded through Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) <br />funds. Their existing program supports homeless students by providing a personalized <br />path to self-sufficiency. A trained case manager and mentor from StandUp for Kids <br />meets with each youth on campus twice a week, offering basic services, consistent <br />adult mentorship, and academic tutoring to support graduation and long-term stability. <br />The program set an annual goal to serve 25 students and, as of the end of the third <br />quarter, has already served 27—exceeding its performance target. Based on current <br />performance and outcomes, StandUp for Kids has demonstrated effectiveness in <br />delivering meaningful services to youth in need. <br />Although this organization does not have a physical location in the City, they are easily <br />accessible by phone and through referrals and homeless referral networks. <br />StandUp for Kids will collaborate with county service agencies to efficiently source key <br />services for clients and provide the City with additional options for serving homeless <br />youth. Over the past 20 years, StandUp for Kids has established strong partnerships <br />while serving homeless and at-risk youth in Orange County. They will partner with <br />various county-wide agencies to identify Santa Ana at-risk youth in the City as early as <br />possible, including OC 211, the OC TAY (Transition Aged Youth) Collaborative, the <br />Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force, OC United to End Homelessness <br />(through United Way), and CityNet. StandUp for Kids coordinates services through the <br />Orange County Continuum of Care (CoC) and its Coordinated Entry System (CES), <br />referring clients to CES's participating agencies, including emergency shelters, <br />transitional living, rapid re-housing, and permanent supportive housing resources.