2016-596-E Finance - El Centro Hispano, Inc. - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:6BDD2794-5ECO-4DFF-B4F6-F496A1C3AB13 t A - continued Provider's Outside Agency Application MAIN APPLICATION • Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce: ECH is a member of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce and participates in the Carrboro Day Laborer Task Force. • Day Laborer Task Force: ECH is very active in the Carrboro Day Laborer Task force, which includes representatives from the Carrboro Mayor's office, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, Justice United, Carrboro Day Laborers, the Human Rights Center and El Centro Hispano. ECH has hired an Outreach Worker with funds from the Town of Carrboro to work as a liaison between all of these groups and to help develop a Worker's Center for Carrboro Day Laborers and domestic workers. • El Futuro, Inc.: Accepts referrals for mental health and substance abuse treatment from ECH. • Human Rights Center: Through the Carrboro Day Laborer Task Force, ECH partners with the Human Rights Center to develop initiatives for Carrboro day laborers. In addition, the Human Rights Center will be using ECH's space to operate some of its community programs during its transition to a new location. • Immigrant Rights Project: Help hold immigration related forums, especially those related to DACA applications and learning about their legal rights when faced with deportation or other immigration-related questions. • National Day Laborer Organizing Network— ECH has joined this network which has at least 30 centers nationwide and helps identify funding options and engage workers in the process of establishing a Workers' Center. • El Centro Hispano (ECH) continued our partnership with Humans Rights Center, lending our office space to host their programs. • ECH collaborated with a group of fellows from UNC Public Health to provide a series of workshops in health and safety to Day Laborers. • ECH staff attended workshops in California to develop and gather useful information for the Workers Center through NDLON. • Partnership with Community Church of Chapel Hill to distribute information about our programs and recruit volunteers, they also helped out with a fundraising event hold at the church for the construction of the Workers Center within the ECH building. • ECH Carrboro staff member Natalia Lenis received recognition of WCHL as a Hometown Hero for the hard work in the community. • Partnership with OWASA to develop a video and new brochure for the Latino community and for those who can't read and write. • New partnership with Durham Tech to create special ESL curriculum for Day Laborers. • Informative session with the community for Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (We had an attendance of 42 community members). • Collaboration with the Health Department project to detect the communities and zones at risk, due that we are the only Latino agency in the area we are participating providing information for the 6 zones. • ECH Developed a relationship with the Home Builder's Association to collaborate with CEL h) Describe what would happen if requested funding is not awarded at all or if a reduced allocation is recommended. Main Application 5/24/2016 4:43:09 PM Pag 41 of 11