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CITY OF SANTA ANA
<br /> Exhibit A
<br /> ATTACHMENT H
<br /> WIOA YOUTH RFP QUESTIONS
<br /> IMPORTANT. Please provide a narrative response for each section and maintain the formatted
<br /> sequence according to the headers provided. Please answer each question as concisely as possible,
<br /> Use font size 12 and standard size margins. The proposal response is limited to a maximum of 30
<br /> pages. There is no maximum number of pages for letters of support, intent, commitment, please
<br /> include as Attachments J,K, or L.There is no maximum number of pages for additional attachments
<br /> such as flyers,brochures,testimonials, etc.;please include as Attachment CC.
<br /> 1. Experience/Qualifications
<br /> StandUp for Kids OC (SUFK OC), founded in 2003, is located at 1055 El Camino Dr. Unit E, in Costa
<br /> Mesa, CA. SUFK OC is one of 16 chapters belonging to the national non-profit corporation StandUp for
<br /> Kids, founded in 1990, in San Diego. The organization and all of its chapters share a common mission to
<br /> end the cycle of youth homelessness. The SUFK national office provides the local chapters with back-
<br /> end support including fundraising registrations, insurance, and website maintenance. The national
<br /> headquarters location is 200 Nelson Ferry Road, Suite B Decatur, GA 30030. Major cross streets are W
<br /> Ponce de Leon Ave. and Nelson Ferry Road, Decatur, GA. StandUp for Kids Orange County is located
<br /> at 1055 El Camino Dr. Unit E, in Costa Mesa, CA. Major cross streets are Fairview Road and Baker
<br /> Street, Costa Mesa, CA. Hours of operation include 24/7 crisis hotline support,youth nightly access, and
<br /> M-F staff hours 8 AM-5PM. The facility is centrally located near the 405 Freeway and Fairview Road
<br /> for easy access by youth. There is a kitchen and pantry where we provide meals, snacks and emergency
<br /> kits. There is ample space for studying with computer access and a large room for group meetings and
<br /> meals.
<br /> The SUFK OC average annual operating budget is $1,200,000. Funding Sources include Governmental-
<br /> 43.6%, Corporate- 11.9%, Private Donors- 10.9%, Foundations- 11.9%, Fundraising Events- 10.8%, In-
<br /> Kind- 7.9%, Civic/Religious/Other-3%.
<br /> SUFK OC employs 13 professional staff, all located in the Costa Mesa, CA office. They have a
<br /> combined 55 years of experience serving exclusively homeless and at-risk youth. See the SUFK OC
<br /> Organization Chart in attachment CC-2. SUFK OC also employs 100+trained volunteers that serve as
<br /> mentors and tutors and support SUFK OC programs and operations. The volunteer workforce provided
<br /> 7,000 hours of service in 2024.
<br /> SUFK OC, founded in 2003,has extensive experience providing youth programs in Orange County. We
<br /> provide 4 key services for youth: 1) Street Outreach, 2)Housing Support, 3)Mentoring including Work
<br /> Experience and Job Training, and 4)Food Access. In 2024,we served 1,784 youth across 28 OC cities
<br /> (31%in Santa Ana). We serve homeless and at-risk school-age youth in 45 OC schools over the past 2
<br /> years,plus we serve homeless students on campus, at 2 OC Community Colleges. In the past 5 years,we
<br /> successfully completed over 25 government contracts; we met all service goals,expended all funds and
<br /> had no audit findings.
<br /> Over 21 years serving Orange County,we have seen thousands of youth move from crisis to self-
<br /> sufficiency. We have seen hundreds of homeless and at-risk school-age youth achieve high school
<br /> graduation and become independent adults. In 2024 alone, SUFK OC served 1,782 youth,with 31%in
<br /> Santa Ana. 100%of our mentored school-age youth graduate high school (237 enrolled in 2024) and 97%
<br /> of our mentored youth, aged 18-24, remain stably-housed and self-sufficient at I year(343
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