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City of Santa Ana CDBG Scope of Work Program Year 2018-19 (July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019) Name of Organization Legal Aid Society of Orange County Name of Funded Program Santa Ana Domestic Violence Prevention Project Annual Accomplishment Goal Unduplicated Participants antici ated to be served duringthe 12 -month contract period. 31 TOTAL �1 Santa Ana Participants 100% 1 311 Low Income Particip 100% Schedule of Performance Quarter 1: JUL 1 - SEP 30 Quarter 2: OCT 1 - DEC 31 Quarter 3: JAN 1 - MAR 31 Quarter 4: APR 1 -JUN 30 Unduplicated Participants 8 8 8 7 31 Program and Funding Description Estimated Invoicing $ 9,093 $ 9,093 $ 9,093 $ 9,095 $ 36,374 Staff from the Legal Aid Society of Orange County (LASOC) provide free legal help to domestic violence (DV) survivors who have been mentally, physically, sexually and financially abused by intimate partners. The program will provide Santa Ana survivors with "wraparound" legal services. These services will address critical legal needs that arise from escape, and seek to remove legal barriers that keep victims tied to their abusers. Free legal services can be key to stopping this cycle of violence. When a domestic violence (DV) victim contacts LASOC, whether through our Hotline, a referral from a shelter or an appointment through the Orange County Family Justice Center, the first order of business is to ensure that the survivor and her family is safe (roughly 90% of our DV. clients are female), and to obtain the emergency protective orders needed to prevent further contact by the abuser.. Next, LASOC's trauma -informed staff provide in-depth "legal checkups" to identify other legal problems that keep a victim from leaving their abuser. These run a wide gamut, including debt and lack of financial security, lack of employment, housing insecurity, family law matters (e.g. custody and divorce), immigration status, etc. When we can offer holistic legal services that help our clients successfully dismantle these obstacles, these problems no longer compel victims to return to their abusers. CDBG funding will allow LASOC staff to continue providing direct attorney and paralegal assistance to Santa Ana residents. This includes providing counsel and advice; pleading preparation; settlement negotiations; and representation before courts and/or administrative agencies when needed. LASOC makes these services available on a daily basis through our Hotline and appointments with our legal staff. All services will be provided in a safe and confidential manner using LASOC's Matrix database to track activities and outcomes. We provide in-house services in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Korean, and have interpretation and translation services for more than 200 additional languages. EXHIBIT A