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EXHIBIT A ILLUMINATION FOUNDATION Ross Street Children's Resource Center (CRC) Scope of Services Summary of Services: The Ross Street Children's Resource Center (CEC) will provide proactive crisis prevention and intervention curriculum to give Santa Ana's most at -risk youth a more promising future and create generational change. Program Details: Located in the Willard neighborhood, the mission of the CRC will be executed by providing programs including but not limited to early childhood education, after - school programs, free meal services, individual counseling, art therapy, homework and academic assistance, parenting classes, adolescent mentoring, outdoor recreation, team sports, drama classes, music, speech and language therapy, and basic needs assistance. Services will be provided at the CRC Monday through Friday all day, including out of school hours to engage youth during these prime hours. Services will be provided during the school year, as well as during vacations /breaks to maximize program effectiveness. Having a local CRC will ensure that families who face barriers accessing resources (transportation, are monolinguals, monetary constraints, etc.) can easily access resources in their immediate neighborhood. Most series will be provided in a group classroom setting, with specialized services (e.g. counseling) offered individually. In addition, children and families will connect with qualified case managers, in an effort to foster family growth and connect families to community resources as needed. The case manager will work closely with each family in topics such as housing security, family budgeting, goal setting, workforce development, therapy, and activities that promote family togetherness. Additionally, medical outreach events through the Illumination Foundation's mobile medical clinic will provide residents with easy access to healthcare. Benchmarks: The Ross Street CRC intends to: 1. Serve 250 children and adults by providing childhood enrichment and early childhood programing, parenting classes, life skills classes, therapy and family advocacy; 2. Conduct classroom observation to further build rapport with teachers at Willard Intermediate School and as a means to gain further insight on students' behaviors inside the classroom; 3. Create individualized goals for students to gauge measure personalized growth 4. Implement programs for adults that further promote mobility (ESS classes, education on childhood development for parents); 5. Execute a more robust program for adolescents to provide interviewing for adolescents already engaging in delinquent anti - social behaviors. 69