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DocuSign Envelope ID:4F0B7605-00EB-4D90-837E-574BBBBD89EB t A- continued <br /> Provider's Outside Agency Application <br /> MAIN APPLICATION <br /> 2. AGENCY INFORMATION <br /> Please provide the following information about your agency (Limit of 2 pages total): <br /> a) Years in Operation, Date of Incorporation (Month/Year) <br /> Years in Operation: 19 <br /> Date of Incorporation: March 27, 1996 <br /> b) Agency's Purpose/Mission <br /> The mission of EmPOWERment, Inc. is to empower people and communities to determine their <br /> own destinies through affordable housing, community organizing and grassroots economic <br /> development. <br /> c) Types of Services the Agency Provides <br /> With funding provided through the Human Services Grant, EmPOWERment, Inc. has created a <br /> one-stop shop for affordable rental programs and services. EmPOWERment, Inc. is the primary <br /> provider of much needed affordable rentals in Orange County. Local agencies such as Social <br /> Services, the Interfaith Council, Community Empowerment Fund, and Housing for New Hope <br /> and area churches are able to refer individuals and/or families that are in need of a safe, clean <br /> and affordable place to live. This fiscal cycle the affordable rental program will increase its <br /> services to include more Housing Choice voucher holders, veterans, more individuals <br /> transitioning from homelessness, senior and disabled populations. The property manager <br /> position is responsible for the management of 46 rental units throughout Orange County. These <br /> units are made available for families and individuals at income levels that range from moderate <br /> to low-low. <br /> d) Agency's Experience with Similar Programs as the Funding Request <br /> • EmPOWERment Inc. collaborates with Social Services, Habitat for Humanity, Community <br /> Home Trust, Interfaith Council, Housing for New Hope, Club Nova, UNC Chapel Hill <br /> School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Community Empowerment Fund to help <br /> place qualified residents in affordable rental units. We provide a range of services that <br /> include: assisting with acquiring rental housing, securing utility services and transitioning <br /> into home ownership. <br /> • We are partners with Project Homeless Connect providing counseling services when <br /> possible and making homeless persons who are ready for apartment living a priority. We <br /> work diligently with case workers to help some of these tenants secure rent or utility <br /> deposits. EmPOWERment, Inc. continues to assist families in transitioning from various <br /> states of homelessness into permanent housing. In this effort we worked closely with <br /> Housing for New Hope and Social Services on projects such as the Rapid Re-Housing <br /> Program and Orange County Partnership. <br /> • We work constantly with the Police Department, our neighborhood Watch Program and with <br /> UNC students and administrators to address the needs of underserved individuals in our <br /> community through program assistance and information sharing. <br /> Main Application 1/21/2016 2:38:15 PM Paue 4 of 24 <br />