ORANGE COUNTY CHILDREN'S THERAPEUTIC ARTS CENTER (6) - 2015

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INS FOC CHILDREN S THERAPEUTIC TS 2215 North Broadway Santa Ana, CA. 92706 (714) 547 — 5468 www.occtac.org Organization Mission and History Mission: The mission of the Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center (OCCTAC) is to provide innovative, artistic, educational and therapeutic programs that inspire and transform children, at -risk youth, and their families to fulfill their highest potential. The mission of our After School Arts Program is to help youth develop creative self-expression, build students' self- esteem, confidence and leadership, and divert from negative social activity. OCCTAC is the only multi -disciplinary Arts organization in Santa Ana to provide music, art and dance programs for at -risk youth! History: OCCTAC was founded by Dr. Ana Jimenez-Hami in the year 2000 after the tragic death of her parents. Dr. Jimenez started the center in their memory with the vision of providing artistic programs to children with special needs to continue the philanthropic work of her parents. One year later, OCCTAC expanded programs to ALL children and youth, but focusing primarily on at -risk youth in Santa Ana, due to the lack of artistic programs in the City. During the past 15 years, our agency has successfully established a strong Community After -School Arts program to provide enrichment classes in the fields of Music, Art and Dance to underserved youth. OCCTAC has served over 10,000 youth since the year 2000, rising from 1.00 students in its first year to more than 1,000 youth each year. Throughout the years, OCCTAC has successfully established a strong After -School Arts Music Education Program, and currently offers a variety of classes, including: Piano, Guitar, Harp, Percussion, Violin, and others. OCCTAC and the founder have received numerous awards throughout the years; such as: (2006) City of Santa Ana Commwnity Building Award, (2005) Disney Community Award, (2004) OC Human Relations Commission Award, and many others. More recently (2014), Dr. Ana Jimenez-Hami was awarded the "Hero of the Year" award by the Orange Comity Register.