2016-577 Finance - The Arc of the Triangle - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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Exhibit 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: 37 Years Date of Incorporation (Month/Year): December 28, 1979 b) Agency's Purpose/Mission: The Arc of the Triangle works with and for people who have or are at risk for having intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD). We strive to provide quality support to the individual, their family and the community in which they live. Additionally, The Arc seeks to promote the full participation of the people we serve in all areas of life in our community. The Arc seeks to accomplish this through advocacy, education and community collaboration. c) Types of Services the Agency Provides: As people change, their needs change. The Arc addresses this by providing services throughout the course of life of an individual with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD.) There are three specific areas of services geared to but not limited to: 1. Individual Services provides a Support Professional to work with your child or loved one to teach independence and provide support in the home and the community. Support Professionals are trained and paid staff hired and employed through The Arc that work one-on-one with our individuals in the following areas of their lives: In Home Skill Building provides techniques that helps teach individuals to acquire and maintain skills to increase independence. It can be provided in the home or in the community, working on goals such as increasing community living skills, daily living skills and social skills. Personal Care provides support with bathing, feeding, dressing, and maintaining personal hygiene. Respite provides the family or loved one with a break in care. This service can be provided in the home or in the community. 2. Supported Employment provides employment assistance to individuals sixteen years old and older. This can include pre-training to prepare a person for meaningful work and assisting the individual to start a micro-enterprise. Support Professionals can assist the individual with initial job training, coaching and marinating skills learned on the job. 3. Community Health, Wellness and Volunteer Social Programs because The Arc's goal is for everyone to lead purposeful and healthy lives that make a difference, our social programs encourage our individuals to get involved and give back. These social programs are led by volunteers who incorporate healthy lifestyles while giving back to the community: Nutrition and Cooking Class allows adults to use hands-on experience to further their knowledge of nutrition as well as their skills in the kitchen. Each week a different "head-chef' picks out a recipe to prepare in the class with everyone cooking together. Giving back to the community means once a month thirty-six desserts are prepared and donated to local Meals on Wheels families. Petals with a Purpose is an effort to connect flowers to people in the community all the while making a difference on the environment. Using items destined for the landfill such as soup cans and water bottles individuals with and without disabilities gather together each week to create beautiful flower vases. The flower vases are then donated to people in hospice care, senior citizens and food pantries. We think of this as "A-R-C"-Acts of Random Compassion. HOOPs Basketball, Spin Class are weekly basketball and cardio spin classes led by volunteers who encourage everyone to shoot some hoops, spin on stationery Main Application 5/25/2016 10:10:25 AM Page 5 of 2