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Please explain the <br />impact of your <br />organization on the <br />Orange County <br />community in a <br />typical year. <br />We serve on average over 200 students at St. Thomas More <br />Elementary School and over 80 families every Saturday in our now <br />online Spanish immersion heritage language program. ISLA fills a <br />critical and growing community need. Since our founding in 2012, we <br />have expanded from one student program to four student programs, <br />three community outreach projects, and 2 parent advocacy projects <br />to better serve our youth and their families. We have focused our <br />efforts in responding to needs presented by our youth leaders and <br />have included a high school leadership and "growth coaching" <br />group. ISLA is a program that has built a dedicated and caring <br />community of students, families, teachers, and volunteers. With our <br />variety of programs we bring a service that is not found in Orange <br />County. We provide a space for our families to find resources and <br />support in their preferred language, we provide opportunities for <br />leadership growth within our community. In June through August a <br />group of ISLA parents worked with other parents in the county to <br />assure that Orange County Schools did not cut funding for their <br />Spanish program and that the county knew that there were needs <br />within the schools and the community that were not being met <br />including language access. ISLA facilitated interpretation services for <br />our parents not only at their school board meeting but at the county <br />commissioners meeting as well. Our organization is committed to <br />bringing positive change to the communities we serve and to shift <br />power to our parents and students in our community. Our impact is <br />much further than just cultural pride and language learning. We are a <br />place of resources and support for our families and students. <br />COVID-19 IMPACT <br />DATA <br />This data is for the OCAC's informational purposes only and may or <br />may not be applicable to your organization depending on your <br />structure. <br />Number of Staff <br />Eliminated March 15 <br />- October 15 <br />0 <br />Number of Staff <br />Positions <br />Furloughed/Hours <br />Reduced March 15 - <br />October 15 <br />1FT to PT <br />Number of Public <br />Events Cancelled <br />March 15 - October <br />15 <br />39 <br />Total Lost <br />Attendance, March <br />15-October 15 <br />300 <br />Number of Artists <br />paid March- <br />September, 2019 <br />0 <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 304AFFB7-BE23-4C41-880A-7079B417D58A