2016-599-E Finance - OCIM Meals on Wheels - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:40C90B7F-D85F-4E1C-A5CA-4BC263526A8E t A - continued Provider's Outside Agency Application MAIN APPLICATION 31% between 2012-2017. By 2030, this population will more than double from its size in 2012, reaching an estimated 31,063 people and making up 17.6 of all Orange County individuals. Orange Congregations in Mission's Meals on Wheels program desires to make sure the most fragile members of the northern Orange County communities receive a home-delivered lunch and accompanying visit by the delivery volunteer. d) Describe the population to be served or the area to benefit and indicate how you will identify beneficiaries. The people who qualify for OCIM's Meals on Wheels program are home alone during the day, unable to prepare a nutritious meal for themselves due to either physical or cognitive disability, and are no longer driving. The individuals this program serves are normally unable to participate in the programs available at the Central Orange Senior Center. Many of the Meals on Wheels recipients are very low income, though the program is open to any person who meets the qualifications. Ideally, if a person has the financial resources available, other options are available. When the Meals on Wheels Coordinator receives a referral, she calls either the person needing the service or an identified family member. Basic questions are asked, including where in Orange County they live. If it appears the person meets the qualifications, the coordinator goes to the home to get clear directions and to discuss the financial sliding scale. e) Who specifically will carry out the activities and in what location will they be carried out? The Meals on Wheels Coordinator receives referrals and makes determination of eligibility. Kelsey's Café caters the meals and delivers them to Orange Congregations in Mission. Meals are packed into insulated route bags with accompanying direction notebooks. About 100 volunteers (some drive weekly, some substitute as needed) pick up the meals and deliver them to the people on their route. Due to food safety and volunteer time and gasoline, the routes are arranged to only take about one hour for delivery. In some cases, there are areas of the very northern parts of the county our program is unable to reach at this time. 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. Meals are delivered Monday through Friday, between 10:30 and 12:00. During winter storms, when the Orange County Schools are closed due to road conditions, our program does not deliver. Prior to anticipated storms, an additional meal of non-perishable items is sent with the understanding that no meal will be delivered if roads are dangerous. 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. • Orange County Department of Social Services: Meals on Wheels receives referrals about possible recipients from Adult Services social workers. • Orange County Department on Aging: Meals on Wheels receives referrals about possible recipients. Likewise, the Meals on Wheels Coordinator makes referrals to the Department on Aging when recipients seem to be in need of other services or there are health or safety concerns. • Various home health agencies: social workers, nurses and aides make referrals for clients they feel would be good candidates for Meals on Wheels. • Area Congregations: Members of area congregations volunteer for Meals on Wheels as well as refer people who may need home-delivered meals. • Orange County Employees, PHE, Sports Endeavors: Employees give up a lunch hour to deliver Meals on Wheels. Main Application 5/25/2016 9:29:51 AM P of 22