1 The James Irvine Foundation
O
ne Bush Plaza
San Francisco, CA. 94104
[email protected]
Re: Letter of Intent for Grant Funding
October 10, 2024
D
eborah Sanchez,
Economic Development Specialist III
City of Santa Ana - Community Development Agency
801 W. Civic Center Drive, Suite 200
Santa Ana, CA 92701
D
ear Deborah,
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n behalf of The James Irvine Foundation, I am pleased to inform you of our intent to provide grant funding to the City of Santa Ana WDB in support of the Better Career’s Public Sector Practice Change Grantmaking portfolio. Our foundation is dedicated to creating a California where all low- income workers have the power to advance economically, and we believe that this collaboration will significantly advance our shared goals.
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e have identified cross-agency collaboration within the public workforce system as a key area where our funding can make a substantial impact. The Santa Ana WDB proposed to develop a learning plan that will support identifying shared goals, better coordination of services and resources between the Santa Ana WDB and the regional Employment Development Department staff, to improve services to vulnerable communities throughout the city of Santa Ana. We are confident that with the support of Santa Ana WDB, we can achieve meaningful progress in the City of Santa Ana and surrounding region.
T
he grant funding, amounting to $300,000., will be allocated to support the Santa Ana WDB’s work to strengthen coordination of workforce services and resources between the two agencies that make up an important portion of the local workforce ecosystem in Santa Ana. We anticipate that this financial support will enable the Santa Ana WDB to increase streamlined workforce services, resources and trainings for workers and jobseekers in industries that are low wage.
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2 We are committed to working closely with the Santa Ana WDB to ensure the successful execution of this initiative. Thank you for your partnership and dedication to building the internal capacity of the Santa Ana WDB to improve service delivery to the communities they serve. We look forward to collaborating with you and making a positive difference together. Please feel free to contact me at [email protected] if you have any questions or require further information.
Sincerely,
Kriztina
Kriztina Palone,
Sr. Program Officer
The James Irvine Foundation
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