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Supplemental Question 4; How will this project enrich the Santa Ana arts and culture community?: The proposed project will enrich the Santa Ana arts and culture community by engaging young people in the arts and providing them with a variety of arts classes to give them maximum exposure to different visual and performing artistic genres to help them develop a long-term passion and commitment to the arts. The project will also serve as a vehicle to celebrate and share the artistic accomplishments of the students with their families and the community. The program provides a way to achieve cultural equity, access and inclusion in cultural arts programming for a community that has long been undeserved and faced with accessibility barriers to participation in creative opportunities. The program takes advantage of existing facilities that are underutilized that can be made available to the community for a wide range of arts activities that will increase awareness of the arts. A variety of visual and performing arts classes will be offered during the summer while children are out of school and can dedicate quality time to trying out different art genres, learning new skills, and identifying where their interests lie. Classes will be offered in a wide variety of visual and performing arts to provide maximum exposure to the arts. Also, parents will be asked to volunteer, which will bring more exposure to and participation in the arts to the entire family. Throughout the program, opportunities will be identified to conduct performances for the seniors and others who participate in Delhi Center programs, such as the Community Building Initiative Resident Leader Group and Delhi Neighborhood Association. This will provide a venue for program participants to engage in dress rehearsals while showcasing their talents for different community groups who can provide positive feedback. The end -of -summer Extravaganza will join the entire community in a celebration of the artistic accomplishments of participants. This will help promote the importance the arts play in the achievement of young people in our community. The program will demonstrate how the arts can help young people learn creativity, develop leadership skills, learn self-discipline, and develop self-esteem, and participants will receive recognition for their artistic endeavors.