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DocuSign Envelope ID: 913F749B-B9E8-4103-AF9D-A4296D01069E t A - continued <br /> Provider's Outside Agency Application <br /> MAIN APPLICATION <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 /> b) Agency's Purpose/Mission <br /> c) Types of Services the Agency Provides <br /> d) Agency's Experience with Similar Programs as the Funding Request <br /> e) Other Pertinent Agency Information <br /> a) Years in Operation, Date of Incorporation (Month/Year) <br /> Chapel HiII/Carrboro native Nathan Ligo incorporated The Society for the Betterment of the Human <br /> Condition through the Training, Instruction and Propagation of Budo Karate as a 501.c.3 in 1999. <br /> After running a residential program for several years, Ligo Dojo of Budo Karate (our registered, <br /> shorter d.b.a. name) opened our first location in 2006. We are in our 9th year of operation, and our <br /> second location, Ligo Dojo of Budo Karate in Chapel Hill, has been in operation since 2011. <br /> b)Agency's Purpose/Mission <br /> Our mission is to 1. To strengthen the minds, bodies and hearts of young people through karate <br /> training, because hard physical training leads to increased spiritual strength and patience, which in <br /> turn leads to the ability to make better life decisions. 2. To deepen relationships between people of <br /> diverse backgrounds through hard training, an inherent 'equalizer' between people. 3. To strengthen <br /> American communities (starting in North Carolina, especially in Durham and Orange Counties) by <br /> thus strengthening individuals who might then serve as role models for other members of the <br /> community. 4. To create individuals who are 'community minded' and open minded people who <br /> VALUE works for the sake of community rather than merely for personal economic and social <br /> advancement. <br /> c) Types of Services the Agency Provides <br /> The program's goals coincides with our organization's overall mission: To strengthen the minds, <br /> bodies and hearts of young people through karate training, because hard physical training leads to <br /> increased spiritual strength and patience, which in turn leads to the ability to make better life <br /> decisions, and therefore strengthened communities. This project allows at-risk and financially <br /> challenged youths in Chapel Hill/Carrbaro/Orange County to participate in an athletic activity that is <br /> inherently life and character redefining, and inherently conducive to the formation of a leader-type <br /> mentality. Participating teens will see improvements in confidence, self-discipline and physical <br /> health. They will receive the support that they need to begin to make a better set of decisions in life <br /> and, in so doing, they will become either deliberate or unknowing role models for other similarly <br /> challenged members of the community. <br /> Referred youth attend 2-5 two-hour classes per week for 10 weeks. Court referred kids are often <br /> ordered to attend 20 classes, Classes are afternoons at 5 pm for younger kids, and 6:30 pm for <br /> teens and adults. Program staff maintains client files according to JCPC (Juvenile Crime Prevention <br /> Council) standards, attends JCPC meetings and court planning meetings, and interacts with <br /> referring counselors to achieve the best possible result for all program participants. <br /> Main Application 1/25/2016 10:16:09 AM Page 4 of 20 <br />