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Cannabis Public Benefit Fund for Youth Services <br />March 16, 2021 <br />Page 4 <br />Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency <br />1. Santa Ana Community Connections: The Zoo & You — Provide a series of <br />programs and experiences for Santa Ana youth of all ages (toddler through high <br />school) to build direct connections between the diverse community and the Zoo. <br />Include a variety of experiential learning opportunities with multiple entry points for <br />nature exploration, discovery, and Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and <br />Mathematics (STEAM) skills and leadership development for future environmental <br />stewards. Offer programs fulfilled through dedicated resources including an <br />outreach vehicle, outdoor amphitheater sound system, and connected "smart" <br />board for the zoo classroom. <br />Completed: <br />• Prepared a detailed 28-page program guide outlining the specific <br />staffing needs, supplies, timeline, and goals of this programmatic series. <br />• Provided free weekly virtual live education programs to SAUSD <br />elementary students during the COVID-19 shutdown. <br />• Provided regularly scheduled youth virtual nature lab programs for <br />Santa Ana residents. Over 300 youth signed up for the first program in <br />July 2020. <br />• Hired two full—time Zoo Education Specialist staff positions and <br />additional part-time Program Coordinators to accommodate the <br />program. <br />• Procured rechargeable event lighting for evening programs. <br />• Expanded programming with Boo at the Zoo: Community Nights for <br />residents <br />• Installed new sound system in amphitheater. <br />• Procured smart board and equipment and started using it. <br />• Procured pop-up canopies and many supplies for programs. <br />In Progress: <br />• Weekly virtual, bilingual "Wild Wednesdays Story times" which will <br />transition to in -person story time in the future. <br />• New program called Animal Moves & Grooves. Youth will learn about <br />animals through movement. Sometimes they will dance, sometimes <br />they will stretch, and they will always have a great time! This program <br />will be virtual and transition to on -site in the future. <br />• Developing a Teen Conservation & Careers Program where youth can <br />discover exciting opportunities to get involved in conservation programs <br />and the career paths to which they can lead. <br />• Working with a local educational consultant to develop new curriculum <br />for future programs. <br />• Fleet is awaiting delivery of new outreach vehicle, used for future mobile <br />City Council 16 — 4 3/16/2021 <br />