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DocuSign Envelope ID: 1007B77C-A009-4AA3-964B-3B03B9585341 <br /> txnibit A-continued <br /> Provider's Outside Agency Application <br /> MAIN APPLICATION <br /> Program/Project Description (Label your responses as outlined below; not to exceed 3 pages.) <br /> Please provide the following information about the proposed program/project: <br /> b) Summarize the program services proposed and how the program will address the chosen <br /> Town/County priority? <br /> Adapted sports meet the need for people with physical disabilities by providing a <br /> healthy and safe way to exercise. The programs Bridge II Sports offers provide after school <br /> activities for youth with physical disabilities. There are not any other organizations in the <br /> Triangle providing after school sport programs for youth with physical disabilities. Bridge II <br /> Sports also provides mentors for participants with physical disabilities in our programs by <br /> hiring individuals who have disabilities to coach our programs. <br /> Wheelchair basketball provides individuals with spinal cord injuries, amputees or <br /> able bodied individuals who want to play wheelchair basketball on a team to play weekly. <br /> The program provides a healthy and safe environment for athletes to socialize and <br /> collaborate together as they work toward healthier lifestyles. Bridge II Sports maintains and <br /> provides specialized wheelchairs for anyone interested in participating for a low program <br /> fee or offers scholarships to participants unable to afford program fees. Bridge II Sports <br /> currently has a wheelchair basketball team for youth until they graduate from high school. <br /> The team practices once a week and travels to tournaments throughout the season. <br /> Boccia ball provides individuals with cerebral palsy or who have all four of their <br /> limbs affect to play a competitive or recreational sport. This is a population that is often <br /> over looked and boccia is an strategic game designed for this population of people. Bridge <br /> II Sports provides specialized boccia balls and ramps for anyone interested in participating <br /> for a low program fee or offers scholarships to participants unable to afford program fees. <br /> Bridge II Sports currently has a boccia ball team for youth and adults with significant <br /> physical disabilities. The team practices once a week and travels to tournaments <br /> throughout the season. <br /> The adapted sports day in public schools will provide education and support to <br /> encourage and equip schools to include kids with physical disabilities into PE classes, <br /> extracurricular activities and sports teams within the schools. These presentations will <br /> provide education about adaptive sports and people with disabilities and promote tolerance <br /> and inclusion within our schools and communities. <br /> c) Describe the local need or problem to be addressed in relation to the Consolidated Plan or <br /> other community priorities (i.e. Council/Board Goals). Cite local data to support the need <br /> for this program and the population being served. <br /> The Bridge II Sports adapted sports programs align with the Council/Board Goals <br /> Priority Area #2 to fund education, mentorship, and afterschool programming for youth <br /> facing a variety of challenges. Youth served through our programs have challenges such <br /> as disability, low income, low self-confidence and self-esteem, obesity and secondary <br /> health concerns, and lack of access to programs designed for their specific challenges. The <br /> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that children with physical disabilities <br /> are at a 38% higher risk of obesity and its associated health consequences than children <br /> without disabilities. Adapted community sports and physical activity programs are likely <br /> avenues for addressing the health and fitness needs of this population. However, sports <br /> are difficult for people with physical disabilities to access because of the specialized <br /> equipment required to play. Bridge II Sports provides mentors to athletes with physical <br /> disabilities, educates athletes with disabilities and their peers about the value of inclusion, <br /> tolerance, and acceptance, and provides after school programming for youth with physical <br /> disabilities. <br /> Main Application 5/24/2016 9:03:13 AM P 6 of 2 <br />