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Name of Organization Name of Funded Proc City of Santa Ana CDBG Scope of Work Program Year 2015 -16 (July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016) America On Track Brighter Futures for Children of Prisoners Annual Accomplishment Goal be served during the 12 -month contract period. a Ana Participants 100% 30 Low Income Participants 100% Program and Funding Description Children of prisoners are often the "forgotten" children of our society, and they deserve the chance to discover a brighter future, which is why America On Track (AOT) implements two highly individualized programs for them: Mentoring Children of Prisoners and Brighter Futures for Children of Prisoners. Launched in 2004 they are designed to empower the most vulnerable high -risk youth who tend to live in the most impoverished neighborhoods and are living below the Federal poverty level. The programs provide them with opportunities for life -long success. Our Mentoring Children of Prisoners program promotes the importance of role models, and AOT carefully selects, screens, trains and matches qualified adults with children of prisoners. Their mentor is usually one of the only positive adult role models in their life and represents an anchor in a turbulent sea. Mentors are required to see their mentees 4x per month and provide 8 hours of mentoring per month for a minimum of one year, and also turn in monthly activity notes. The outings take place at a selected site such as a museum, park or library, and vary each week. Data indicates that mentoring programs have reduced first time drug use by almost 50% and first -time alcohol use by 33 %, among other benefits. Our Brighter Futures for Children of Prisoners program compliments the mentoring program by adding year - round creative activities as well as wrap- around services /resources for their families. ACT provides STEM bi- monthly workshops, a "College is For Me Too" over -night summer camp experience, a Holiday Party & gifts, Honda Center outings and age- appropriate books. "College Is For Me Too!" is a unique and proven 3 -day yearly overnight structured summer education camp held at CSUF for our mentees (ages 10 +). It is designed so they can experience a college setting and the joy of learning with inspiring college students who are participating as assistants and presenters of the STEM workshops. AOT's project design for the Brighter Futures for Children of Prisoners program carries out multiple strategies to alleviate the negative effects of incarceration. The above -cited comprehensive approach addresses multiple domains: individual, peer, family, school, community, and societal /environmental, as well as multiple risk factors taken into consideration in the project design. America On Track will serve 30 unduplicated Santa Ana mentees /children of prisoners with these grant funds. Activities will include recruiting and training 30 new mentors to be matched with the mentees and providing 90 family members with wrap- around services. Schedule of Performance Unduplicated Estimated Participants Invoicing Quarter 1: JUL 1 - SEP 30 8 $ 7,500 Quarter 2: OCT 1 - DEC 31 7 $ 7,500 Quarter 3: JAN 1 - MAR 31 8 $ 7,500 Quarter 4: APR 1 - JUN 30 7 $ 7,500 30 $ 30,000 Exhibit A Page 1 of 1