2016-584-E Finance - Piedmont Wildlife Center - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

Browse Search

DocuSign Envelope ID: B55679E1-82FB-4A06-BBCF-6BC218E4CADA t A - continued Provider's Outside Agency Application MAIN APPLICATION c) Describe the local need or problem to be addressed in relation to the Consolidated Plan or other community priorities (i.e. Council/Board Goals). Cite local data to support the need for this program and the population being served. According to the Consolidated Plan for Orange County along with the Towns of Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Carrboro, one of the purposes of the CDBG and HOME Programs is to enhance the quality of life for the low to moderate income residents by increasing the capacity of public facilities and services for non- profit organizations in an efficient, responsive, and non-discriminating manner through organizational partnerships, available resources, and innovative approaches. By offering full camp scholarships to those in low to moderate income families, Piedmont Wildlife Center camps would be directly impacting the quality of life for those children by getting them outside, utilizing the new Orange county park, and instiling a love and interest in their community's public natural spaces. Because we are a local non-profit teaching outdoor education, we would be addressing Chapel Hill's proposal to address the community's needs for public services by developing a strong partnership with Piedmont Wildlife Center. (p. 11 of the FY 2010-2015 Consolidated plan of Orange County HOME Consortium). The town council of Chapel Hill has a goal to refine focus for youth services. The "Chapel Hill 4 YOUth" initiative is a project they are working on to better meet the needs of community youth ages 12 -18. Through this project their goals are to o Engage dffectlly and etfect.i'oveoy wirk.ln youth o Rase youth awareness of the town's current programs and spaces o Collaborate and i'iinnovate to devellop and deplloy new programs and services o Cointliinuuualllly assess and evalluuuate initiatives (from Town of Chapel Hill Vision 2020/Council Goals: Review and refine focus for youth services and begin planning or Youth-centered facilities). Piedmont Wildlife Center offers opportunities for teens aged 12 to 18 to engage in teen specific camps and/or become leaders through our Counselor in Training program at the Blackwood Farm Park in Chapel Hill. By growing our pilot partnership with Orange County Parks and Rec we could develop new exclusive teen camps at Blackwood Farm and possibly other facilities in the Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Carrboro areas. d) Describe the population to be served or the area to benefit and indicate how you will identify beneficiaries. Camps serve children ages 5 to 18 years old. The age group for the camps offered at Blackwood Farm Park will be for youth, 7 to 12. Scholarships are offered through an application process so we can determine who is from Orange county as well as what their financial needs are. e) Who specifically will carry out the activities and in what location will they be carried out? Jarl Rasmussen, our camp coordinator, a support counselor, a college intern, and possible Counselors in Training (Teen leadership training) for the Blackwood Farm location, 4215 NC-86, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. The Camp Director, Sarah Haggerty along with several veteran lead counselors and support counselors, college interns, and Counselors in Training, at the Leigh Farm Park, 364 Leigh Farm Rd, Durham, NC 27707. Page. 7 of 23