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Return FULLY EXECUTED N-2025-165 <br /> INSURANCE NOT REQUIRED Copy to City Clerk, M-30 <br /> WORK MAY PROCEED HVMANOPTIONS <br /> CITY CLERK <br /> DATE. J U N 1 8 2025 <br /> PREVENT. PROTECT. EMPOWER. TRANSFORM. <br /> P P c.,) r4 OPy <br /> dF //4 SANT <br /> v • i 1� . ID <br /> v <br /> 1111 <br /> ooYttNNtN, I „ I I <br /> * �I i>1J'�_a� <br /> l" FOUNDED,l CITY A <br /> � l U <br /> 1971 <br /> - roes <br /> Memorandum of Understanding <br /> WHEREAS, Human Options, Inc. (Human Options) and the City of Santa Ana, a <br /> California Municipal Corporation (the City of Santa Ana), and the City of Irvine (The <br /> City of Irvine) have come together to collaborate and to submit an application for the OVW <br /> Fiscal Year 2025 Grant to Improve the Criminal Justice Response Program; and <br /> WHEREAS, the partners listed below have agreed to enter into a collaborative agreement in <br /> which Human Options will be the lead agency and the City of Santa Ana and the City of <br /> Irvine will be partners in this application; and <br /> WHEREAS, the partners herein desire to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding <br /> setting forth the services to be provided by the collaborative agreement; and <br /> WHEREAS, the application prepared and approved by the collaborative agreement through its <br /> partners will be submitted to the Office on Violence Against Women on or before June 18, <br /> 2025; <br /> I) Description of Partner Agencies <br /> Human Options (Applicant) is a private nonprofit organization specializing in domestic violence <br /> victim services. Incorporated in 1981, Human Options provides domestic violence services <br /> throughout Orange County, California. Human Options' mission statement is as follows: <br /> We ignite social change by educating Orange County to recognize relationship violence as <br /> an issue that threatens everyone, advocating for those affected by abuse, extending a safe <br /> place for victims, and empowering survivors on their journey of healing. <br /> Human Options has evolved from a small grassroots effort into a large nonprofit organization <br /> that provides comprehensive domestic violence prevention and victim services, including 24- <br /> hour bilingual domestic violence hotline, a continuum of housing options for victims of domestic <br /> violence and their children, legal advocacy, mental health counseling, children's therapeutic <br /> services, and prevention education. Human Options is well-regarded in Orange County and <br /> °i Ms <br /> Page 1 of 1$ <br />