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Human Options strives to make our community safer and healthier, where no one is afraid in their home. The Prevention Education program aims to engage youth in a process that reduces and prevents violence in families and intimate relationships. With funding from this grant, Human Options anticipates the following outcomes: • Human Options will host 2 Teen Ambassador Cohorts, reaching 20 disadvantaged youth from Santa Ana to participate in the Teen Ambassadors Program. Each cohort will meet 1-2 hours a week over the course of 8-10 weeks to prepare youth leaders to educate, raise awareness, and stimulate constructive dialogue on relationship violence. • 90% of Teen Ambassador Participants will report that they agree or strongly agree that they will be able to apply what they learned from the program with their peers. • Establish relationships with two Santa Ana schools to recruitment and outreach for Prevention Education programs (middle school/ high school) b) Proposal shall include details of the target population Human Options would like to provide Prevention Education on Teen Dating Violence to the City of Santa Ana youth through Santa Ana Unified School District, youth organizations, and the community at large. c) Proposal shall include details of the unmet need One in three teens reports experiencing some form of teen dating violence. Without intervention, youth who experience violence may exhibit lingering after-effects, such as alcoholism, eating disorders, violent behavior or thoughts of suicide throughout their lives. These alarming statistics show the need for preventative education on the topic of domestic violence. Human Options' Teen Ambassadors Program is designed to educate and prevent the occurrence of teen relationship violence, recognizing adolescence is a pivotal time for teens to develop a positive and healthy self-esteem and build leadership skills to be active advocates in our communities. Teen Ambassadors participate in an 8-10 week cohort, ranging in 5-15 participants, focusing on the roots of violence and abuse. Students obtain skills to recognize the signs of unhealthy relationships, to raise awareness and prevention of teen dating violence, and to utilize resources in the community. Service learning projects are educational opportunities Ambassadors plan and implement in order to mobilize their own communities and orient them towards healthy relationships. As a part of the program, teens are to complete a Service Learning Project to demonstrate their knowledge and educate others on teen relationship violence. They are provided with training, mentoring, and technical support to prepare them to serve as peer -to -peer mentors. Last year 13 teens successfully completed a Teen Ambassadors Cohort coming from different schools from the Santa Ana Unified School District. Proceeds from this grant would support our efforts to continue to build our relationship with the Santa Ana Unified