2016-587-E Finance - Chapel Hill-Carrboro Meals on Wheels - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:24839407-DB2D-47A2-B399-3BEA061662C1 t A - continued Provider's Outside Agency Application MAIN APPLICATION 2. AGENCY INFORMATION Please provide the following information about your agency (Limit of 2 pages total): a) Years in Operation, Date of Incorporation (Month/Year) 40 years, October 1976 b) Agency's Purpose/Mission We nourish the bodies and spirits of the homebound with a balanced meal and the human connection they need to help them live independently. c) Types of Services the Agency Provides We provide a hot nutritious meal and personal visit Monday through Friday to those living in the service area who are unable to prepare meals for themselves due to age, illness, disability or convalescence in order to improve their health, reduce their isolation and help them maintain independent living. d) Agency's Experience with Similar Programs as the Funding Request We believe that we are the only program that delivers meals to the home. We work in collaboration with other Meals on Wheels programs to be sure that all who need assistance receive it from the nonprofit in their geographic area. e) Other Pertinent Agency Information Chapel Hill-Carrboro Meals on Wheels has served the community for almost 40 years. The program provides meals Monday through Friday to more than 170 recipients in Chapel Hill, Carrboro and southern Orange County. Nutritionally approved meals are prepared by K&W Cafeteria and supplemented with fruit, milk, and desserts made by a "Baking Brigade" of volunteers. All meals are delivered to homebound seniors by volunteer drivers, and more than 41,000 meals have already been delivered to more than 265 recipients in 2015. Our motto, "We serve more"; is demonstrated every day through the efforts of more than 200 dedicated volunteers, Board members, and staff. NO WAITING LIST — The CHCMOW program has an amazingly creative and dedicated group of volunteers who have worked very hard to raise funds to help with the subsidy needed by our recipients. The communities of Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange county have been supportive and we do not have a waiting list and are able to serve any qualified individual. This differs from the national norm, and even the norm in Durham and Raleigh, where seniors often have to wait weeks or months before they can receive meals. We are experiencing some fallout from their waiting lists, as others assume we also are unable to deliver services. We are addressing this with a robust marketing campaign (with the help of the Executive Service Corp) to raise our profile and be sure that we are reaching all who need our services. We have an intern developing a contact list of all possible referral sources for us (Healthcare providers, Social workers, Churches, Pharmacies) We continue to look for new space to house our program as demand continues to rise. We are outgrowing our home at Binkley Baptist Church. In 2015 we served 6,000 meals in Chapel Hill, 3,800 meals in Carrboro and 3,000 meals in Orange County completely free of charge, adjusting for holidays and length of service. The cost to us of $6.50 per meal makes this a significant investment in the welfare of our neediest neighbors. Our recipients paid only 20% of the costs of the meals in 2015. (Program fees collected were $39,000 and food costs (no salaries or overhead included)were $193,000 Main Application 5/24/2016 9:18:54 AM P of 2