2016-629-E Finance - Boys & Girls Club of Eastern Piedmont - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:2164F437-BF9D-46A1-B13B-7740B02003DA t A - continued Provider's Outside Agency Application MAIN APPLICATION either commit crimes or crimes are committed against them. Studies show that BGCs work to reduce drug, gang and early sexual involvement, and to increase the likelihood of graduating from High School. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools have been struggling for years to close the achievement gap between black and white students. A Boys & Girls Club, with its emphasis on school success, can be instrumental in helping to close that gap. In addition, because the club program continues through the summer months, children will not lose the gains they have made in the past year as they often do if they have no enrichment over the summer. A father of twins who attend the program starting from January 2015 said that he saw a difference in his boys immediately and that they are now"interested in math! of all things!" In addition, it has been widely reported that there is a racial divide in school disciplinary procedures. For example, African American students are 9 times more likely to be suspended from school as white students at Phillips Middle School. The trend was assumed for all the Chapel Hill- Carrboro Schools. Although African American students in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools comprise 11% of the population, they account for over 40% of the out of school suspensions. Boys & Girls Clubs act as a safety net (one of the Goals) since one of their three primary goals is to develop good character and leadership capabilities in the youth. We train students to listen, to follow directions and to improve their interactions with others. Boys & Girls Clubs are uniquely positioned to help with behavior problems and outcome studies show that school behavior improves for Club participants. A teacher at the Northside School stated, "I am very impressed that one of my students has not been in trouble yet this [fall 2015] school year, when in the past, he was in the principal's office about once a week!" Chapel Hill had to close its Apple Chill street festival, now, many years ago because of dangerous gang activity. Chapel Hill has a nascent gang presence (our older children talk about the Crips, openly) and BGCA studies show that, because kids want to belong, where there is a club, gang activity goes down, reducing the likelihood that Chapel Hill-Carrboro will develop a full blown gang presence. BGCs foster a sense of belonging. As District Court Judge Joe Buckner says, regarding the Boys & Girls Club in Chapel Hill, "There is no greater need." He should know because he sees from the bench, the problems that kids are involved with and which impact our community, every day. It is clear that the Impact of the BGC Program will greatly enhance the quality of life in Chapel Hill! d. Describe the population to be served or the area to benefit and indicate how you will identify beneficiaries. The population we will serve encompasses all children from K-12 in Orange County who wish to belong. The program at this time can only accommodate 32 children at any one time at the Northside Elementary School, from Kindergarten- 5th grade. We do not discriminate while at the same time our target population is youth "who need us most." At the present time, all of our Club members are from the Northside School and are referred into the program by the school Social Worker and teachers. Our future plans are to expand to other schools, especially Middle Schools, so that the children who graduate will not be deprived of continuing Club membership. e.Who specifically will carry out the activities and in what location will they be carried out? Main Application 5/24/2016 8:59:25 a5/p5 Pag 7 f 23