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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 /> • EmPOWERment, Inc. continues to work with the TABLE program. This collaboration <br /> allows elementary age children of our residents to participate in TABLE's weekend <br /> backpack food program. <br /> • The Executive Director of EmPOWERment is the co-chair of Justice United,with whom we <br /> actively collaborate to bring light to neighborhood issues that may require Town Council <br /> attention. In conjunction with Justice United, the UNC Chapel Hill School of Law Clinic and <br /> the Orange County Department of Housing, Human Rights and Community Development, <br /> we have participated in discussion with landlords about the conditions of their units and <br /> necessary improvements. <br /> • EmPOWERment, Inc. continues to collaborate with Chapel of the Cross Church and local <br /> developers to provide free gently used furniture and appliances to low income families. <br /> • We have partnerships with local churches and faith based organizations to provide temporary <br /> financial assistance to residents in need. In early 2015 the i3Cares Foundation awarded <br /> ImPOWERment, Inc. a donation to establish an emergency assistance program. The fund <br /> provides assistance with rent and utilities when tenants are experiencing financial hardships. <br /> • We continue to partner with Community Empowerment Fund to transition homeless <br /> individuals into permanent housing through "home sharing" as housemates when possible. <br /> e) Other Pertinent Agency Information <br /> EmPOWERment's, inc. targeted neighborhoods are those that are traditionally African American, <br /> emerging Latino and low wealth. Our community outreach involves grassroots organizing primarily <br /> through our monthly Community Outreach Meeting. We stay connected to the residents by handing <br /> out flyers door-to-door to inform them about upcoming neighborhood events. The events that we <br /> sponsor include block parties, initiatives targeting student engagement in the neighborhood and the <br /> Rogers Road back to school project. We are members of Orange County Justice United (co-chaired <br /> by Delores Bailey, Executive Director)that addresses issues such as affordable housing, tenants' <br /> rights, living wage and the basic needs of the underserved populations throughout Orange County. <br /> We work closely with the following agencies that serve a diverse clientele: <br /> Project Connect UNC School of Medicine Dept of Psychiatry <br /> Department of Social Services Freedom House <br /> Rapid Rehousing Oxford House <br /> Housing Choice UNC Horizons <br /> Housing for New Hope Cardinal Innovations Health Care Solutions <br /> The Interfaith Council TABLE <br /> The Orange County Public Schools Family Success Alliance <br /> Community Empowerment Fund <br /> Mental Health Carolina Outreach <br /> Triangle Family Services <br /> Orange County Justice United <br /> Local Churches <br /> Club Nova <br /> Habitat for Humanity <br /> Community Home Trust <br /> UNC School of Law <br /> Main Application 1/21/2016 3:41:23 PM Page 5 of 24 <br />