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 Developmental Disabilities (IDD) often lead lives that have limited opportunities for social inclusion and participation. Restricted and sedentary lifestyles significantly reduce quality of life. Funding for this program will go directly to coordinate and monitor activities that enable people with IDD become engaged with the community through the use of community volunteers, spaces and resources. d) Describe the population to be served or the area to benefit and indicate how you will identify beneficiaries. Populations to be served are individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) that live in Orange, Durham and Wake counties. The Arc serves people ages three years and up throughout the course of their life. People identified with IDD are people that have or are at risk for having autism, Cerebral palsy, Mental Retardation/MR mild, severe or profound, Down syndrome, epilepsy and individuals that are classified as PDDNOS (Pervasive Development Delay Not Otherwise Specified). e) Who specifically will carry out the activities and in what location will they be carried out? The Assistant Director of Volunteer and Social Opportunities oversees the programs requested for funding. The Arc of the Triangle engages over forty active volunteers who lead Arc programs such as Nutrition and Cooking Class, Petals with a Purpose, HOOPs Basketball and Spin. Volunteers in our Community Connections Partner Program are matched with an Arc individual fostering friendships and giving opportunities for our folks to go out and about exploring the community. Other volunteers help with our social media, public relations, holiday parties, fundraising events, as well as interning on an administrative level. Our programs take place out in the community such as Meadowmont UNC Fitness Center, PNC Bank on Rosemary Street, and Hargraves Community Center to name a few. f) Describe specifically the period over which the activities will be carried out, the frequency with which the activities will be carried out, and the frequency with which services will be delivered. Include an implementation timeline. Social and Volunteer programs at The Arc such as Cooking Class, Petals with a Purpose take place weekly in the afternoons, other programs like Community Connections Partner Program can take place on weekends or evenings, HOPE Gardens is open each day until sundown. All our programs are offered and they are ongoing throughout the year. g) Provide a bulleted list of other agencies, if any, with which your agency coordinates/collaborates to accomplish or enhance the Projected Results in the Program(s) to be funded. For each, give specific examples of the coordinated/collaborative efforts. • The North Carolina Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) - persons recommended to the Arc from VR find gainful work with Arc Supported Employment Specialists. • Cardinal Innovations Health Care Solutions- families and individuals are recommended to the Arc to receive Home and Community Support, Respite Care, Supported Employment, Social and Volunteer opportunities. • Meals on Wheels — Arc participants volunteer weekly delivering and preparing meals for Chapel Hill and Carrboro Meals on Wheels recipients. • Extraordinary Ventures (EV) —Arc participants are hired and employed at EV for a variety of jobs including Office Solutions, EV Laundry, EV Candle making, EV Pet sitting, as well as partnering in Friday Night Live a weekly evening at EV for friendship and fun for teens and adults with or without intellectual/developmental disabilities. • The Seymour Center — Arc participants volunteer weekly at the Seymour Center assisting and creating friendships with senior citizens, The Arc's Petals with a Purpose program also supplies monthly lunch bouquets honoring senior birthdays that month. Main Application 5/25/2016 10:10:25 AM Page 9 of 24