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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 /> d) Describe the population to be served or the area to benefit and indicate how you will <br /> identify beneficiaries. <br /> Orange County, with emphasis in the Northside and Pine Knolls communities of the Town of <br /> Chapel Hill, and the Town of Carrboro. The population includes those individuals whose income <br /> falls below the 80% area income. They are identified through the application and verification <br /> process. <br /> e) Who specifically will carry out the activities and in what location will they be carried out? <br /> The Property Manager and her team carry out all program activities. They operate out of the <br /> EmPOWERment Office located in the Midway Business Center, Chapel Hill, NC. <br /> EmPOWERment, Inc. has been in the property management business for 15 years. All of <br /> the EmPOWERment staff, UNC Bonner students (4) and volunteers are trained to help with <br /> the Rental Program. Our current property manager, LaTanya Davis, is a master's prepared <br /> Broker-in-Charge with over twenty years of experience that allows her to manage units that <br /> do not belong to EmPOWERment. We manages 7 rental properties that are privately <br /> owned along with the 39 units that we currently own. Ms. Davis has been the Property <br /> Manager for eight years, overseeing the Rental Property management program including <br /> but not limited to: rental counseling, apartment turnovers, maintenance, negotiating with <br /> vendors and rent collection. Reporting to the Property Manager is the Assistant Property <br /> Manager, Melissa Fitzpatrick. This role works with tenants, handles administrative rental <br /> duties, data collection and Website management of the Rental Program. Sarita Nwachuku, <br /> the Director of Community Programs, has a BS in Business Management and spends 30% <br /> of her time supporting the Rental Program. She manages registration of clients, phone <br /> calls, issue follow-up and resolution and rent collections. Volunteers assist with <br /> administrative duties and apartment turn-overs. The four Bonner students are UNC <br /> students who spend four years with EmPOWERment to complete their work-study hours. <br /> They are trained to work on many aspects of the Rental Program with Ms. Davis and <br /> provide tremendous support. The Executive Director, Delores Bailey, has 14 years of rental <br /> property management experience with EmPOWERment, Inc. With the approval of the <br /> Board, Ms. Bailey researches and negotiates potential affordable rental projects. These <br /> units will be included in EmPOWERment's affordable rental inventory. <br /> f) Describe specifically the period over which the activities will be carried out, the frequency <br /> with which the activities will be carried out, and the frequency with which services will be <br /> delivered. Include an implementation timeline. <br /> Jan Feb March April May June July Augusj�_S ptember Oct November Dec <br /> Tenant HQS Inspections and Tenant <br /> Association Recertification Surveys and. <br /> Meeting Tenant <br /> Association <br /> Meeting <br /> g) Provide a bulleted list of other agencies, if any, with which your agency <br /> coordinates/collaborates to accomplish or enhance the Projected Results in the Program(s) <br /> to be funded. For each, give specific examples of the coordinated/collaborative efforts. <br /> Main Application 1/25/2016 12:42:54 PM Pa c: e 9 of 24 <br />