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WELFARE MAXIMIZING SELF-SUFFICIENCY WITH FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMS AND ADVOCACY IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

MAAC CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (CDP) INCLUDES HEAD START, EARLY HEAD START AND STATE PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT ENGAGE FAMILIES, STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF LOW-INCOME CHILDREN BY OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES THAT ARE FAMILY- FOCUSED SUCH AS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, NUTRITION AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE CHILDREN (BIRTH TO FIVE YEARS OF AGE) AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY. OFFERING FAR BEYOND A TRADITIONAL PRESCHOOL MODEL, MAAC CDP DELIVERS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO MEET THE COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS OF ELIGIBLE FAMILIES. OVER 1,716 ELIGIBLE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN SAN DIEGO'S NORTH COUNTY ARE SERVED BY THESE PROGRAMS. CDP ENSURES THAT PREGNANT WOMEN, CHILDREN AGES 0-3 (EHS), AND 3-5 (HS & CA STATE PRESCHOOL) AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE PROVIDED WITH COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO PROMOTE OPTIMUM PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL GROWTH. MAAC CDP CONTINUES FOCUSING ON TARGETED SCHOOL READINESS GOALS FOR ALL CHILDREN AND COLLABORATING WITH FAMILIES ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND SUPPORTING THESE EFFORTS THROUGH THE PARENT, FAMILY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FRAMEWORK WHICH INCLUDES WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR MANY COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE ENHANCED SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE GROWING NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION, MAAC CDP GOALS ARE ACCOMPLISHED BY ENGAGING PARENTS IN PROGRAM GOVERNANCE ADMINISTRATION, AND SUPPORTING THE OVERALL GROWTH OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND STAFF THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADVOCACY AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, SKILL BUILDING, AND CAREER PATHWAY OPPORTUNITIES. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A GREATER DEGREE OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG FAMILIES, FOSTER A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THEIR LIVES, AND PROMOTE SCHOOL READINESS FOR ALL CHILDREN. IN ADDITION, THE UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT WAS ENTERED AND EXECUTED IN MARCH 2021 BETWEEN SBCS CORPORATION AND MAAC. MAAC RECEIVED $6.5M IN GRANTS TO PROVIDE CARE, SUPERVISION AND PLACEMENT OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN TRANSFERRED FROM DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

HOUSING & REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT (RED) - MAAC MANAGES 774 UNITS ACROSS OUR SIX PROPERTIES. OUR CURRENT PORTFOLIO INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: HILLSIDE VIEWS - OAK PARK, MERCADO - BARRIO LOGAN, SAN MARTIN DE PORRES - SPRING VALLEY, LAUREL TREE - CARLSBAD, SENIORS ON BROADWAY - CHULA VISTA, AND VILLA LAKESHORE - LAKESIDE. OUR 2021 PRIORITIES INCLUDED COMPLETING RENOVATION ACTIVITY AT VILLA LAKESHORE, SECURING FUNDING TO REHABILITATE EXISITING, ELIGIBLE ASSETS IN OUR PORTFOLIO AND SECURING FUNDING FOR (AND CONTROL OF) SITES TO CONSTRUCT NEW MULTI-FAMILY AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITIES WITHIN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. IN 2021, WE COMPLETED THE REHAB OF THE 34 RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW COMMUNITY CENTER TO HOUSE LEASING AND OPERATIONS AS WELL AS PROVIDE RESIDENT SERVICES AT VILLA LAKESHORE. MAAC WAS AWARDED AN ALLOCATION OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS FOR WORTHINGTON DEL SOL (CLOSED IN DECEMBER, CONSTRUCTION START JAN 2022), CREST ON IMPERIAL (CLOSING SCHEDULED IN JAN 2022), AND SENDERO (CLOSING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 2022). MAAC ALSO RECEIVED AN ALLOCATION OF TAX CREDITS FOR WORTHINGTON DEL SOL (IMPERIAL COUNTY) WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION IN EARLY 2022. WORTHINGTON LA LUNA (IMPERIAL COUNTY) COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION IN DECEMBER. MAAC SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR TAX CREDITS AND TAX-EXEMPT BONDS FOR IVY AND VENTANA BUT HAS NOT YET RECEIVED TO FUNDING AWARDS. THE ASCENCIA SITE WAS ACQUIRED IN SEPTEMBER AND WE PLAN TO APPLY FOR TAX CREDITS IN Q1 2022. WE PLAN TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR TAX CREDITS AND TAX-EXEMPT BONDS IN Q1 2022 FOR AZURIIK AS WELL. IN Q4, MAAC SUBMITTED A RESPONSE TO THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO'S NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY TO DEVELOP SURPLUS LAND IN THE MIDWAY DISTRICT (SELECTION ESTIMATED IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2022). AS OF DECEMBER 21, 2021, MAAC HAS 1,017 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN PRE-DEVELOPMENT: AZURIIK(NATIONAL CITY), THE IVY(ESCONDIDO), ASCENCIA(ESCONDIDO), VENTANA AL SUR(SAN YSIDRO), CREST ON IMPERIAL(SAN DIEGO) AND SENDERO(SAN DIEGO). MAAC IS LOOKING TO ACQUIRE NEW PARCELS TO CONSTRUCT NEW MULTI-FAMILY AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITIES.

THE MAAC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL IS A HIGH SCHOOL OF CHOICE AUTHORIZED BY THE SWEETWATER UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT. MCCS IS LOCATED IN CHULA VISTA, CA, AND IS ONE OF ONLY TWO CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE AREA THAT TARGET AT-RISK STUDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14-24, WHO HAVE STRUGGLED TO SUCCEED IN LARGE, TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AT MCCS, STUDENTS HAVE AN EXTENDED OPPORTUNITY TO EARN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA IN A SMALL LEARNING COMMUNITY AND A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. MCCS IS AN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL UNDER THE DASHBOARD ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL STATUS (DASS) PROGRAM (PREVIOUSLY ASAM), AND SERVES APX. 280 STUDENTS IN GRADES 9-13. MULTIPLE "CAREER PATHWAY" TRACKS PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH CORE EDUCATION AND SKILL SETS FOR CAREER READINESS. MCCS OFFERS AN ACADEMIC CURRI- CULUM THAT QUALIFIES STUDENTS FOR ENROLLMENT IN COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, AND ENTRANCE INTO THE MILITARY. A VARIETY OF LEARNING STYLES ARE SUPPORTED THROUGH A CHOICE OF PROGRAMS INCLUDING A CLASSROOM (SEAT-BASED) PROGRAM, INDEPENDENT STUDIES PROGRAM, AND YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM (HYBRID). THE SCHOOL CULTURE AT MCCS PROMOTES INDIVIDUAL LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY, AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. DEMOGRAPHICS AT MCCS INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 74% ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, AND 66% OF STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED PRICE LUNCH, 5% ARE STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, 10% HOMELESS YOUTH, AND .5% FOSTER YOUTH. MCCS IS ACCREDITED BY THE WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES AND GRADUATED A TOTAL OF 82 STUDENTS IN THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR.

OTHER PROGRAMS: OTHER PROGRAMS ARE DESCRIBED ABOVE AS "OTHER" FROM PAGE 2, 4D.