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 c) Describe the local need or problem to be addressed in relation to the Consolidated Plan or other community priorities (i.e. Council/Board Goals). Cite local data to support the need for this program and the population being served. Each of our programs seeks to assist people to improve the quality of their lives and of their living conditions. Where possible we seek to support people who face discrimination in the workplace or in housing. d) Describe the population to be served or the area to benefit and indicate how you will identify beneficiaries. The population to be served are low-income residents of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Orange County. Those most benefiting from our program are immigrants and refugees from all over the world. Beneficiaries are identified through word of mouth and promotional materials from our agency. e) Who specifically will carry out the activities and in what location will they be carried out? The food distribution takes place at the weekly farmer's market and is carried out by volunteers in collaboration with Farmer Food Share and HRC volunteers drawn from the recipient community. The ESL class, also known as LINC (Linking Immigrants to New Communities), meets every Tuesday and Thursday from 6-7pm at Frank Porter Graham Elementary school in Chapel Hill. HRC student volunteers provide one on one tutoring for people who are refugees and immigrants in the Chapel Hill and Carborro area. Bridge Builders mentoring and tutoring takes place at the home of the families who are a part of our program and are carried out by volunteers and is coordinated by Andrea Eisen. 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. The activities will be carried out over a period of twelve months beginning on July 1st, 2016. The programs are ongoing, all happening at least once per week. LINC ESL and Tech Jobs do not operate during the summer. 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. • We collaborate with Farmer Food Share to distribute nutritious food to area residents each week. HRC volunteers transport food weekly to an area in front of the OWASA building for distribution. • We work with LINC ESL (a campus Y committee at UNC) to provide ESL training Student volunteers meet at the Frank Porter Graham Elementary School to provide ESL.