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Item No. 75C COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2017-2018
Date of Sender/Rep. Agency Received after
Correspondence deadline.
4/17/2017 Jenny Rios, CEO Delhi Center No
4/17/2017 Hibah Shublak, Executive Director/ Founder Active Learning No
Date of Sender/Rep. AgencyReceived after
Correspondence deadline.
4/17/2017 Sarah Steffan, Grant Manager YMCA Orange County No
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 Page 1 of 1
Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
From: Huizar, Maria
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2017 5:48 PM
To: 'Jenny Rios'; eComment
Subject: RE: April 18, 2017 City Council Agenda Item #75C
Categories: Correspondence
Thank you for your comments. They will be entered into the record and circulated to the City Council for their review
and consideration.
From: Jenny Rios[mailto:JennyRios@delhicenter.org]
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2017 5:30 PM
To: eComment <eComment@santa-ana.org>
Subject: April 18, 2017 City Council Agenda Item #75C
Good Afternoon Councilmembers— Please accept my apologies for not being able to attend the April 18 City Council
meeting to make my comments in person. I have a Delhi Center board meeting that I must attend.
First, my intention is not to dispute the recommended awards. I know first-hand how difficult the CDBG selection
process is because I managed the CDBG grants many years ago when I worked for Parks and Recreation. I appreciate the
work done by the CRH Commission to rate the applications and make their recommendations — it's a tough job and I am
confident they were fair and objective.
I was happy to see that the CDBG awards were to focus not only on the city's strategic goals but also on "crime
prevention, intervention, and/or suppression". I see that several great programs were recommended for funding but it is
not clear who their target populations are. Some appear to be more along the lines of "enrichment" programs, while
some indeed sound like "crime prevention". I urge the City Council to look at the target populations of the proposed
programs — are they truly at risk — those who are most likely to commit crimes? Do they include the necessary outreach?
In light of the increase in gang -related shootings in Santa Ana we must focus on those young people who are next in line
to begin a life of crime.
Delhi Center's application was for $105,342 and the recommended award is $58,271. 1 have attached a summary of
Delhi Center's model which is a gang prevention program targeting high risk teens because that's who needs gang
prevention. I'm talking about teens who are at a precipice of making the decision to join a gang or not. These are the
kids that have not yet entered the juvenile justice system but are exhibiting problem behaviors, such as failing grades,
truancy, suspensions, behavior problems in school, etc. Delhi Center cannot conduct a "gang prevention" program
targeting high risk kids with the recommended award amount however, we can provide a scaled down "enrichment"
program —we can still have a positive impact on the community— but it won't be "gang prevention".
I spent many, many years at the City of Santa Ana developing and managing gang prevention programs, which stemmed
from my training with the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention through the Department of Justice that
incorporated community -wide steering committees, comprised of various city departments, nonprofits, the schools,
county agencies, residents, business owners, and others who came to the table to figure out how to best address crime
in the target neighborhoods. Grant funding was allocated to several different entities for their areas of expertise.
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From:
Hiba Shublak <hiba@activelearningusa.org>
Sent:
Monday, April 17, 2017 4:35 PM
To:
eComment
Subject:
City Council Agenda April 18, 2017 Item # 75C
Importance: High
Categories: Correspondence
Greetings,
As an active partner with SAUSD, City of Santa Ana, Boys and Girls Clubs, Delhi Center and many other
organizations, Active Learning works collaboratively with other organizations to offer meaningful
programs that strive for positive change. As the CEO of Active Learning and its sister organization, ALBI, I work
dedicated to focus all my resources on quality youth engagement, enrichment and education programs
through community centers, libraries and after-school programs during out-of-school hours.
ALBI's proposed program will provide services at the Delhi Center in Santa Ana for at risk youth ages 6-17 to
give youth the chance to recognize their inner strengths and infinite talents with trusted mentors through
dance, acting, singing and visual arts.
Beyond teaching the arts we will provide complementary program components to address crime and gang
prevention for both youth and their caregivers (many of our students live with a grandparent); such as gang
prevention and conflict resolution workshops for students and coffee with a cop meetings for parents to learn
about gang prevention. Activities will provide meaningful interface on a regular basis with Santa Ana PD,
community leaders, and other youth service community organizations that we partner with.
The power of our arts' activities using prevention strategies are comprehensive, reducing risk and developing
protective factors in each child, their families, and communities. These collective strategies have a sizable
impact on reducing delinquency because the strategies engage the entire spectrum of systems and individuals
impacting a young person's life. We strive to further the collaborative approach and work together with
organizations. Collectively we can address prevention strategies for at risk youth through various expert
strategies, expanding the role of youth as effective citizens into the community.
I apologize for not being able to attend the City Council meeting and I thank you for your time and consideration of my
grant proposal.
Respectfully,
Hiba Shublak
Executive Director/Founder
Active Learning
Ph. 714.717.4534
www.activglearningusa.org
Creative Movement & Dance Education
Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
From: Sarah Steffen <ssteffen@ymcaoc.org>
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2017 3:58 PM
To: eComment
Cc: Vazquez, Sylvia
Subject: EPublic Comment for Tuesday 4-18-17 City Council Meeting - 75C -Community
Development Block Grant Program Fiscal Year 2017-2018
/Attachments: Public Comment Letter 4_17_17.pdf
Categories:
Good Afternoon,
Correspondence
The YMCA of Orange County would like to submit a public comment for tomorrow's (Tuesday 7/18/17) City Council
Meeting— Item 75C -Community Development Block Grant Program Fiscal year 2017-2018.
Sarah Steffen
Grant Manager
YMCA OF ORANGE COUNTY
13821 Newport Ave, Suite 200, Tustin, CA 92780
(Ph) 714-508-7639 (Fax) 714-508-7696
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April 17, 2017
Clerk of City Council
20 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92702
Dear Clerk of City Council,
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The YMCA of grange County would like to request $40,000 to support our financial assistance program
in Santa Ana. This would benefit our afterschool childcare program and youth and adults sports
programs at our Santa Ana Sports and Aquatics Center.
For afterschool childeare, this grant could be the difference in accepting or rejecting low-income
families wishing to enroll their children in childcare. Last year, we ran out of scholarship funds at our
Loma Vista site early in the year and had to turn away several families who wanted to apply due to lack
of funds for scholarships.
For the Sports and Aquatics Center, this grant could be the difference in the life of a young child who
may otherwise drown due to lack of safety around water training, or the difference in opportunity for
another child who may only be able to afford soccer with a scholarship program—like the one offered at
the YMCA.
Thank you to the City Council for taking the time to consider our proposal for funding. This funding
will truly make a difference in the lives of people it touches.
Best,
Sarah Steffen'
Grant Manager
YMCA OF ORANGE COUNTY
13821 Newport Ave. Suite 200
Tustin, CA 92780
ymcaoc.org