2016-603-E Finance - Human Rights Center of Chapel Hill & Carrboro - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: D2CB2439-4B3B-42E7-A090-286FDDD6E948 t A - continued Provider's Outside Agency Application The structure of Bridge Builders allows a volunteer to connect with the families by assisting them with everyday life situations. A visit generally lasts an hour to two hours. A weekly visit might consist of helping the children with their homework and parents with their English for half an hour, and then teaching the family how to fill out a particular governmental form or cooking and playing games. Volunteer visits need not be confined to once a week. Outings are often planned, though, by no means, required. Due to the differences of each individual and every pairing, we find it difficult to specifically define "successful relationship" in the Bridge Builder Program. However, what has been proven through evaluation and observation is that, by simply showing up every week, there is a great deal of mutual appreciation and positive feelings. • Youth Empowerment and Education: We believe in the ability of our youth to become community leaders. Through social events and programs offered in partnership with other groups, we encourage leadership development by fostering the empowerment of refugee youth and young adults. We collaborate with organizations, school systems, and teachers to pool resources and develop literacy-focused programs addressing the academic needs of refugee families. Currently, we provide a comprehensive family literacy program at the South Estes Family Resource Center. • Food for the Family: Food insecurity is a serious issue for lower income families who live in the 15-501/54 corridor west of Carrboro, the main area that the HRC serves. Many families who attend the food distribution come not only for themselves, but also to collect vegetables for neighbors and friends. Diversity of diets is an issue for the community, as having a low budget makes it much more difficult to access healthy foods, including fruits and vegetables. The children of the communities we most directly impact have proven especially vulnerable to food insecurity, as students of Mary Scroggs Elementary (the elementary school of many of our tutees) reported that in 2012, 33% of the lunches provided were free or reduced in price. • Working in partnership with Farmer FoodShare the program is a weekly food distribution and solidarity program. Participant-leaders help us distribute hundreds of pounds of fresh produce from the local Farmer's Market to families experiencing food insecurity. Regular participation from 30+ families, which represents an estimated 120+ individuals, of which the vast majority are women of color (recently immigrants or refugees). • English as The Second Language: The mission of the English as a Second Language (ESL) classes is to help ease the transition of recent immigrants to the United States through student interaction with a UNC Campus Y committee called: Linking Immigrants to New Communities (LINC) which provides ESL training and an enhanced level of community awareness. LINC ESL is our longest running program. It provides highly customized one-on-one ESL training to students at all levels; an ideal option for ESL students seeking additional and flexible assistance. LINC ESL has served more than one hundred of our new immigrant neighbors over the years (many of whom attributes their citizenship exam performance to this program). • Through conversations with UNC students, community members gain a proficiency in the language that enables them to seek additional employment opportunities,