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 youth to the court counselors, attending court planning meetings and sessions of juvenile court, and communicating with them frequently via phone, email, and in person conversations • A network of community service worksites including Hope Garden, Anathoth Garden, Camp Chestnut Ridge, and Boomerang—VFY staff recruit volunteers at local nonprofits who supervise court-ordered community service work of youth at their organization. VFY staff check in with the work site coordinators regularly to monitor the youth's hours and conduct. • UNC's SMART Project— In coordination with the Buckley Public Service Scholars Program at the UNC Center for Public Service, VFY recruits, screens, trains, and supervises UNC students who serve as mentors to local kids while taking classes related to their mentoring experience. VFY staff attend regular planning meetings with the SMART coordinators and a SMART mentor works in VFY's office each summer to help with planning. • Family Success Alliance—Volunteers for Youth is one of a number of agencies who have come together through the Orange County Health Department's Family Success Alliance to provide services to families and children in two targeted zones in Orange County. VFY staff attends monthly planning meetings with other agency staff and FSA navigators to discuss ways to best meet needs in these zones. VFY provides one-on-one mentors and mentoring groups to youth in the zones. • Chapel Hill Police Department—VFY coordinates with the police department to send program participants on an annual, out of state, three-day field trip with a focus on African-American history • Third Sector Alliance—VFY's executive director spearheads an alliance of nonprofit organizations in Orange County aimed at strengthening the voice of local nonprofits for the benefit of our clients • Juvenile Crime Prevention Council - Volunteers for Youth is part of the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC), made up of youth-serving professionals in Orange County who assess local youth needs, evaluate youth programs, and make decisions about how money from the North Carolina Division of Juvenile Justice should be used to meet those needs. VFY staff communicate regularly with other JCPC agencies including Boomerang, Dispute Settlement Center, and Mental Health of America, about the progress of shared clients and ways to best meet their needs. h) Describe what would happen if requested funding is not awarded at all or if a reduced allocation is recommended. Volunteers for Youth has provided services to Orange County youth since 1982. In 2009, our mentoring program received a major blow when the North Carolina Legislature did away with funding for mentoring across the state. In 2015, our organization took another hit when the United Way of Greater Orange revamped its funding structure away from member agencies. Volunteers for Youth staff has been reduced from six to four positions but we have maintained our services with the help of dedicated volunteers, interns, and staff. If Volunteers for Youth receives a reduced allocation or none at all, we will have to look at reducing much needed services, most particularly our mentoring program. Mentoring is one of the most commonly cited needs of parents, including those in the Family Success Alliance Main Application 5/25/2016 10:34:40 AM P 10 of 25