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DocuSign Envelope ID:990F6965-575D-4E0D-A54F-9DAD6D65198E t A - continued <br /> Provider'sgAgi -,mlication <br /> 2. AGENCY INFORMATION <br /> Please provide the following information about your agency (Limit of 2 pages total): <br /> a) Years in Operation, Date of Incorporation (Month/Year) <br /> The Orange County Literacy Council was incorporated in October 1984. We have been in <br /> operation for 31 years. <br /> b) Agency's Purpose/Mission <br /> Orange Literacy envisions a community where literacy is available to all. Our mission is to help <br /> adults reach their education, employment and life goals. We do this by providing free, flexible <br /> instruction in reading, writing and basic math, English and computer skills and GED <br /> preparation. <br /> c) Types of Services the Agency Provides <br /> Orange Literacy provides free one-on-one and small group instruction in reading, writing, basic <br /> math, computer literacy, GED preparation and English language skills throughout Orange <br /> County. Orange Literacy partners with El Centro Hispano and the Chapel Hill Training and <br /> Outreach Project to offer comprehensive family literacy in Carrboro and Hillsborough <br /> respectively, under funding from the Orange County Partnership for Young Children. Further, <br /> Orange Literacy offers citizenship education as a sub-grantee of Church World Services (CWS) <br /> on a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration grant. <br /> d) Agency's Experience with Similar Programs as the Funding Request <br /> Since it's inception in 1984, Orange Literacy has built a strong and successful record of helping <br /> adult learners identify and achieve their short- and long-term goals. Many adult literacy and <br /> ESOL students have progressed in their employment goals, such as getting a job, being <br /> promoted to a higher-paying job or moving to a new job that pays a higher wage. Other adult <br /> learners have achieved their goal of a better education for themselves and their children by <br /> passing the GED, developing the literacy skills of their young children and grandchildren, or <br /> helping their older children with homework. In addition to Adult Literacy, our flagship program, <br /> Orange Literacy offers comprehensive family literacy (in partnership with El Centro Hispano <br /> and Orange County Head Start/Early Head Start), citizenship classes (through USCIS funding) <br /> and weekly writing workshops at the area homeless shelters. <br /> We work very closely with the NC Community College System (NCCCS), the entity charged <br /> with providing formal Basic Skills and adult ESL instruction in the state. Orange Literacy staff <br /> adheres to NCCCS standards for program quality, staff and tutor training and students and <br /> program evaluation. <br /> e) Other Pertinent Agency Information <br /> n/a <br /> Main Application 1/26/2016 5:06:15 PM Page 4 of <br />