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Linkage to Care and Financial Stability, community engagement, afterschool tutoring, and martial arts, senior services, access to health care and social services, ESL, computer classes, and GED preparation make Delhi a full-service community center serving all of Santa Ana. Narrative for proposed use of funds:: The Delhi Summer Enrichment Camp is a pilot program that uses existing program components to form the basis for a comprehensive strategy of using the arts as a way to teach children and teens about culture, history, and the use of mixed media to present their findings and communicate the rich history of their lives and their community. It combines existing programs with new and creative ideas and attractive alternatives that can provide socially rewarding, healthy, and accessible opportunities that serve to focus participants' time and attention towards success. The Camp is a two-pronged approach designed to provide age appropriate activities to youth ages 6 to 15 as well as teens and young adults ages 16 to 21. The goal is to provide challenging enrichment and cultural art activities for both age groups while providing older participants with 21 st Century skills to help them become college and career ready. The Camp will feature a comprehensive menu that all participants can choose from on a rotational basis, including visual and performing arts, media arts training, video production, makeup and costume design, interviewing techniques, storytelling, and other opportunities. Participants will have several different activities to choose from every hour so that they are exposed to different artistic styles and types to help them identify what works best for them, where their interests lie, and what will lead them to a successful experience. Older participants will act as junior instructors and coaches for the services provided and they will explore creative ways to build skills and to learn how those skills can generate pathways to higher education and career exploration. They will be mentored by trained instructors contracted specifically for the project who have extensive experience providing the specific program activities. Many of the instructors grew up in Santa Ana, have been former program participants and/or volunteers, and are now ready to put their skills to use at a higher level and we hope this experience will help us expand the pool of qualified future instructors. Activities may include acting, music, singing, dance, fashion and modeling, costume and set design, cultural arts, photography and videography, and interviews of long-term residents that will result in an artistic historical portrayal of the neighborhood. Participants will collaborate on a multi -media production about their experiences at camp that will be presented at various venues, including the citywide talent show, the Delhi Neighborhood Day, and the Delhi Zocalo fundraiser. The Summer Enrichment Program will begin on June 20 and run through August 19 and will serve approximately 60 children, teens, and young adults. Classes will be conducted during the entire summer and participants will be guided in selecting the art form that they are most interested in. Participants will work to develop their performance ideas and to do the work needed to complete their projects. The arts funding will cover the cost of instructors for the last two weeks of the project and the art materials and supplies needed to develop the program finale that will be presented.