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III. PROGRAM/PROJECT DESCRIPTION-DETAIL In the space below, describe the program/project. Include information as to how the program/project will benefit iow-income peopiernousenolgs. (max. Char. 2000) The Gang Reduction Intervention Partnership (GRIP) program involves collaboration between several agencies with the goal of preventing children from joining criminal street gangs, GRIP does not work with gang members rather it targets 4th - 8th grade students who are at-risk of joining a gang, There are many components of the GRIP program which are implemented with the goal of preventing Santa Ana children from joining a gang. These components include educating parents, faculty, and students about the negative impacts of gangs and identifying signs a child may be at- risk of joining a gang. In an effort to achieve these goals, GRIP solicits services from private sector business, non-profit organizations, and faith-based organizations. A few examples of these types of organizations include, but are not limited to: Ford Motor Company, Angels Baseball, Chivas Soccer, Ralphs Grocery Stores, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Santa Ana Police Foundation, and Saddleback Church, Santa Ana GRIP is designed to provide sustainability of a suitable living environment by expanding intervention, prevention, and suppression programs aimed at reducing criminal activities of gangs. The Santa Ana Police Department's Gang Unit is responsible for implementing GRIP's objectives with the goal of enhancing the safety and quality of life in low and moderate income areas. The Gang Suppression Unit will participate in GRIP intervention/prevention programs as well as conduct gang suppression/enforcement within the designated policing grids. The Gang Suppression Unit will document/report their activities on weekly logs. Below are the objectives for 2013 - 2014: • Monitor gang activity in the GRIP policing grids. The Gang Unit will conduct twenty (20) probation/parole checks and complete fifty (50) Field Interview cards. + Monitor the Parent Greeter Program by contacting the parents/principals of GRIP'schools at least five (5) times per month. • Gang Unit personnel will attend GRIP meetings, Strike Team, and community meetings on a monthly basis. • Gang Unit will spend at least twenty percent (20%) of its unstructured enforcement activity within the designated policing grids. + Gang Unit will conduct at least one (1) truancy sweep and one (1) curfew sweep per year. 75B-34