2016-613-E Finance - Volunteers for Youth - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: 3CD68914-055B-4274-9AF2-A50FD766FB76 t A - continued Provider's Outside Agency Application MAIN APPLICATION Mentoring: • One-on-one mentoring: Volunteers for Youth will recruit, screen, train, and supervise volunteers to serve as one-on-one mentors to children who could benefit from the time and attention of a caring adult role model. Volunteers in the community mentoring component will commit to getting together with their mentees for at least two hours a week for one year and those in the SMART mentoring component will commit to a minimum of two hours a week for eight months. At least 30 children will participate in the one-on-one mentoring program during the 2016-17 fiscal year. • Group mentoring: Volunteers for Youth will host a weekly life skills group for seventh and eighth grade girls during the 2016-17 school year. A Volunteers for Youth staff person and UNC Bonner intern will lead the group, serving as mentors to at least 20 group participants. Volunteers for Youth will recruit, screen, train, and supervise volunteers to mentor elementary school children in an after school group. A minimum of 15 elementary school students will meet with mentors during after school for the course of the 2016-17 school year. Community service: During the 2016-17 fiscal year, Volunteers for Youth will oversee the community service hours of at least 110 youth who are court ordered to complete community service hours. Volunteers for Youth will recruit, screen, and supervise volunteers to supervise youth doing community service at ongoing work sites throughout Orange County. Volunteers for Youth staff will plan and facilitate single day community service events for these 110 youth throughout the year as well. Teen court: During the 2016-17 fiscal year, Volunteers for Youth will hold teen court sessions every other week, working with at least 55 youth who are referred to teen court for first time offenses. Volunteers for Youth will oversee the community service hours assigned to those youth as well as any other terms of their sentencing. Volunteers for Youth will recruit, screen, train, and supervise teen volunteers to serve as attorneys, bailiffs,jury members, and clerks. 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. According to the Human Service Need Report, "Chapel Hill lacks sufficient, low- cost/free activities that positively engage children and youth especially those from at-risk and low-income households." Children and youth with little support and structure during out of school time are more likely than others to get into trouble. According to the North Main Application 5/25/2016 10:34:40 AM .. of 25