NATIS HOUSE dba NEUTRAL GROUND (2)

Home Browse Search

City of Santa Ana CDBG Scope of Work Program Year 2022-2023 (July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023) Name of Organization Nati's House dba Neutral Ground Name of Funded Program Neutral Ground Gang Intervention Mediation Prevention and Mentorship Program Annual Accomplishment Goal Unduplicated Participants anticipated to be served during the 12-month contract period. 30 TOTAL 30 Santa Ana Participants 1 100%1 130 Low Income Participants 100% Schedule of Performance Unduplicated (estimated) Quarter 1: JUL 1 - SEP 30 Quarter 2: OCT 1 - DEC 31 Quarter 3: JAN 1 - MAR 31 Quarter 4: APR 1 - JUN 30 Program and Funding Description Estimated Neutral Ground Gang Intervention Mediation and Mentorship Program is a community engagement initiative to prevent, reduce gang activty, violent crimes and drug acitvity in youth that are residents of the City of Santa Ana. The program provides a variety of services and programming after -school to SAUSD students and Out of School Youth (OSY). In addition, Neutral Ground has highly -skilled Community Intervention Workers that provide street outreach and first responder services to the community. Referrals come from withing SAUSD school's counselors, teachers, and other staff. Referrals are also chanelled from the Court, juvenile hall, and other partnerships. The intervention services are offered 7 days a week with most students accessing services at least weekly. Programming, services, and interventions are offered in multiple, tiered ways in order to most directly affect the student. Group programming isoffered after -school in the forms of group mentoring, restorative justice circles, community service, special presentations and events. Prevention services start from the age of 5 working into mediation/intervention mentorship up participants of the age of 24. As Covid restrictions have been reduced, field trips, outings and more activities are part of the program's plan. As well as conducting more home visits. EXHIBIT A