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Orange County Youth Commission <br />Santa Ana, California <br />Outreach the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Teen Challenge as well as other youth <br />servicing agencies in the Youth Council Network. <br />Additionally, Dr. Don Verleur, founder of Olive Crest (treatment homes for foster-care <br />youth) refers youth to our programs. We also work with Angel Tree (youth of <br />incarcerated parents) with our summer camping program. Ralph Fuentez directs <br />rehabilitation programs for Victory Outreach (gang involvement and drug abuse) and is <br />an advocate for the Santa Ana Boxing Club. Anthony Serrano also is in regular <br />communication with Laurie Muir of the Juvenile Justice Department. <br />We have been featured in several feature articles in the Orange County Register and we <br />have had several postings on U-Tube as well. Our third Boxing in the Streets Event is <br />coming up in September. These events bring a lot of attention to the Santa Ana Boxing <br />Club and have been great fundraisers. <br />8. Collaborations: <br />The Orange County Youth Commission collaborates with various entities including Santa <br />Ana Unified School District and individual schools, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, <br />Teen Challenge, City of Santa Ana, Olive Crest, Victory Outreach, Juvenile Justice <br />Department, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and other teen-serving agencies in our <br />recruitment process. <br />We work with Santa Ana College, Vanguard University, Biola University and Cal State <br />Fullerton to recruit mentors and tutors for the program. <br />Additionally, we have community and business support to enable us to help fund the <br />program. In addition to the City of Santa Ana, Northgate Gonzalez Markets (a chain of <br />small Hispanic supermarkets) is one of our major sponsors. Arizona Tile has been a long <br />time sponsor of the Santa Ana Boxing Club. Southern California Edison and IBM are two <br />of our newest sponsors that bring people to the Santa Ana Boxing Club on a regular <br />basis. <br />B. MAIN PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM <br />The goal of the Orange County Youth Commission is to develop after-school programs <br />that effectively redirect at-risk inner city youth towards positive academic and career <br />choices and career preparation. "At-risk" youth, as defined above, tend to display <br />behaviors that catapult them into a life cycle of inadequate academic and/or job <br />performance, that result in poverty and/or adult criminality. Our programs are designed <br />to mitigate negative life choices and enhance positive life choices made by these at-risk <br />youths. They are designed to provide options that incorporate academic strengthening <br />with the potential for work preparation and experience. <br />1. Our Program intends to accomplish - WIA Goals: <br />7 <br />EXHIBIT A