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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />CITY AGENCY PROPOSAL <br />FISCAL YEAR 2012-13 PROGRAM <br />AGENCY: Police Department <br />PROJECT NAME: PAAL Program <br />AMOUNT REQUESTED: $ 144,000 <br />The program takes a three-step approach. The first step is to provide safe haven where youths can gather <br />without the fear of violence or intimidation. At the haven, youths will be provided with an environment <br />that enables them to study, complete homework, and to work on school projects. Youths will have access <br />to computers, school supplies, educational materials, and private tutoring all at no cost. The focus is on <br />academic achievement. Second, youths will have the chance to participate in recreational and educational <br />field trips. These field trips concentrate on broadening the knowledge and social awareness of youths to <br />opportunities they might not be cognizant of due to their socioeconomic status. Finally, the sport and <br />athletic programs coached by police officers teach youths the importance of teamwork, sportsmanship, and <br />the fact that police officers are humans sincerely interested in their development. This aspect of the <br />program builds the bonds of trust and communication between youths and police officers. <br />The CDBG funds would be used to increase the programs positive involvement in the community by <br />adding services to approximately 1,100 aditional Santa Ana youth. This would be accomplished by <br />opening a second SAPAAL facility in the Villa Del Sol apartment complex. This facility would serve <br />approximatley 40 kids per day, Monday through Friday from 2:30 to 6:30 PM. Two part-time recreation <br />coordinators would be hired with the CDBG funds to work at this facility and would provide an <br />environment that enables them to study, complete homework, work on school projects and interact on a <br />daily basis with police officers in a positive manner. <br />75A-11