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Page 2 <br />youth leadership, immigrant rights, and worker organizing. Our building in downtown Santa <br />Ana has become a central hub for social justice and community organizing across the city and <br />throughout Orange County. We deeply understand the importance of spaces that are owned <br />and governed by the community they serve. <br />To date, the project has generated at least five permanent full-time jobs and more than ten <br />temporary jobs, in addition to over thirty jobs created during the construction phase. Looking <br />ahead, THRIVE anticipates creating at least ten additional part-time jobs over the next five <br />years through expanded programming and the growth of existing small businesses. <br />As THRIVE advances additional projects in the coming years, the acquisition of La Colmena <br />will serve as a foundational step in establishing and strengthening the Community Land Trust <br />model in Santa Ana and Southern California. <br />We respectfully urge your support in helping secure La Colmena as a permanent, community - <br />owned asset for the residents of Santa Ana, and we respectfully urge the City to help make La <br />Colmena the first CLT-owned asset in Santa Ana. Please contact me with any questions at <br />714.856-1413 and Carolina@elcentroculturaldemexico.org. Please reach out if you have any <br />further questions. <br />Sincerely, <br />&44_0�: r <br />Carolina Sarmiento, <br />Board of Directors <br />El Centro Cultural de Mexico <br />