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\Yorking \Yarclrobes April 1, 2025 Sandy Barba, WDB Staff City of Santa Ana -Santa An a WDB 801 W. Civic Center Dri ve, Suite 200 Santa Ana, CA 92701 RE : Attachment K -Lett e r of Support from Employe rs Dear Ms. Barba: In lieu of forma l letters of support from prosp ective employers w ho w ill serve as partne rs prov iding paid work expe ri ences for youth participating in our propo sed Rebuilding Careers for Young Adults program, I w ould like to share that, although forma l employer partners have not yet been fin alized , Working Wardrobes has ini tiated preliminary discu ss ion s with a range of prospective work sites and employe rs ac ro ss var ious industries w ho are prepa red to se rve this role should we b e awa rd ed the proposed grant. If awa rd ed funding, Working Wardrobes is w illing to submit forma l Letters of Commitment from particip ating work site partners to the City of Santa Ana, co nfirming their active support and pa rticipati o n in this cr itical program component. To secure a w ide variety of robust plac eme nt opportunities, we will leverage our Board of Directors-who repre se nt diverse indu strie s ac ro ss Oran ge County-alon g with our es tabli shed corporate partners and prominent funders in sec tors such as he althca re and finance. Includ ed with this letter is our Board of Directors ro st er, which demonstrates the breadth of i ndu st rie s represen t ed . Add itionall y, we wil l work to ensure that ho st site placements inc lude regional ho spital s, logistics companies, IT service prov id ers, and additional busin esses al igned with participants' goals . Coupled with th e paid work experience opportunities to be made available to participants w ithin our social enterpri se division, th ese work site partn er sh ip s wil l enab le us to provide well-round ed, rea l-world experien ces that prepare youn g adults for mean in gfu l and stable employment. We are energized by the momentum thi s initiative is already generating and are confident that, with funding from the City of Santa Ana, we can provid e transformative opportuniti es for out-of-sc hool youth in Santa Ana, positioning t hem for l ong-t erm success. Th ank you for your cons id eration an d for your ongoing commitment to creatin g oppo rtunities for young peop le in our community. Sincere ly, Bonni Pomu sh Chief Executive Offic er 2000 E. M cFa d den Ave. • Santa Ana, CA 92705 • (714) 210-2 460 • www.worki ngwardrobes.org EXHIBIT 2 City Council 10 – 217 7/1/2025