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1s. How many children/staff do you anticipate reaching through implementation of the nutrition literacy curriculum? Child Number:. 200 Staff Number:: 19 9. Section V. Commit to Health 19. Please describe your agency's experience or interest with adopting/implementing healthy eating and/or physical activity standards in your out-of-school time programming. The City of Santa Ana Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency's motto is Learn, Have Fun, Get Fit and Be Respectful. The Department has lived up to its expectation of fit and walkability as it has opened parks that are within walking distance, which also consist of amenities such as exercise equipment and walking/biking trails to name a few. Recently the division inaugurated Memory Lane Park. This beautiful park boasts impressive exercise equipment, located adjacent to a walking and bike trail. This park is complimented by the curriculum of the CATCH Program previously mentioned, as well as the City's efforts to continue with the adoption of the Strategic Plan on Health and Wellness and the opening of the Community Garden at EI Salvador Park. 10. Section 111. Additional Grant Elements 20. One of the grant goals is to implement meal and program efficlencles that increase community sustainability by addressing food waste within these meal programs. NRPA will provide each grantee with a best practices guide for reducing food waste in out-of-school time programs. Please describe your agency's interest in implementing new strategies and practices to reduce food waste (e.g. composting, share table, food donation, etc.). The approach the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency, will be to engage our neighborhood Association and collaborate with Non -Profits to develop buy -in and supportfor the project. Community Services Supervisors as well as Program Coordinators and Recreation Leaders, will assist in engaging the community through integrated marketing and outreach efforts, to learn about the practice of reducing food waste. 21. An important part of helping youth to develop healthy habits is to encourage those habits in the home. Please describe how your agency currently engages parents/caregivers in your out-of-school time programs and how you will engage them in the grant elements around nutrition and physical activity? Our vision is to create a framework detailing the importance of healthy eating habits, in order forthe community to gain knowledge of the program and how to reach the goal on healthy eating and exercising. The outreach will include alternative means of food resources such as cooking materials and gardening. This will also provide the residents who visit the parks and community centers with resources available to them in the areas of health and exercise. 22. NRPA will be conducting an evaluation to gather data and measure the level of increase in nutrition and healthy living knowledge and behavior as a result of the grant. If selected to participate, is your agency willing to host focus groups (the program staff and participants) and administer surveys as part of the evaluation? Yes 11. Budget