96-069 - Grant Award Agreement for the Santa Ana Community Action Network Program

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The Project PRIDE Mentor Program will also be made available to focus on the highest risk program participants who exhibit early warning signs of delinquent behavior or who have encountered problems with the juvenile.justice system. Mentors are volunteers from the community who provide the extra guidance and support needed to get these young people back on track in a positive direction. SPORTS IN THE STREETS The Sports In The Streets program will coordinate with the City's Youth Sports program to increase the level of skill accomplishment and the degree of participation and attachment to sports by target area youths. The program will include sports skills clinics to develop physical competence and knowledge of sports rules and techniques; an educational component that will stress the value of education to the success in sports; and parent recruitment and training as coaches and support. A special Rookie Ball program that has been conducted by the Recreation and Community Services Agency for the past two years in conjunction with the California Angels will be provided at Flower Street Park as part of this program. This includes a softball training clinic and organized league games and tournaments. This program has been successful in the past in increasing personal competence and generating interest and participation in the sport. The Sports In The Streets program will enable participants to exhibit competence in front of their peers and gain recognition for their accomplishments. Participants will develop not only physical skills but social competence and interpersonal skills as well, both of which lead to less school misbehavior, increased academic performance, and prevention of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use (). Documentation will include achievement logs, goal-setting logs, parent and other volunteer time cards, lesson plans, participant evaluation forms, and pre and post tests in addition to the program-wide documentation. OVERALL PROJECT STRATEGY The Santa Ana Community Action Network will utilize the expertise and resources of a variety of well established organizations under the direction and supervision of the Recreation and Community Services Agency, Youth Guidance Services Division, which has delivered programs of the highest quality to the residents of Santa Aha since 1947. The Agency has conducted prevention programs since 1986 with the purpose of diminishing the gang recruitment base and preventing substance abuse among youths and their families by increasing and retaining youth and family participants in city educational and recreational activities, providing resources for support and opportunities to experience success, and teaching the skills needed to remain gang free, drug free, and in school.