2016-646-E Finance - Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Triangle, Inc. - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:99BDCA4A-2934-455A-8D45-0C865AD016D0 it A continued Provider's Outside Agency Application MAIN APPLICATION Program(s) to be funded. For each, give specific examples of the coordinated/collaborative efforts. • North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, which supports our efforts to help at-risk children —They endorse our programs every year. • North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice — We get referrals from them to mentor children. • Durham Housing Authority and the Housing Authority of Wake Counties — We get referrals from them to mentor children they determine are in need of our services. • JD Lewis Community Center in Raleigh • Passage Home in Raleigh • YMCA of the Triangle, including the Chapel Hill/Carrboro YMCA • Area Boys & Girls Clubs - We get referrals from them to mentor children they determine are in need of our services. Through United Way, we are in a two-year collaboration with Boys & Girls Clubs and six other youth serving agencies. • Communities in Schools - We get referrals from them to mentor children they determine are in need of our services. Through United Way, we are in a two-year collaboration with Boys & Girls Clubs and six other youth serving agencies. • School Districts of Orange, Durham, and Wake Counties — We work directly with guidance counselors and social workers in schools where we have official mentoring sites, and we get referrals from schools to mentor children they determine are in need of our services. • Leadership and staff of Orange, Durham, and Wake Counties • Leadership, staff, and students at NCCU, Duke University, UNC-CH, and NCSU • Numerous African-American and Multi-Ethnic Churches in the community • National African-American fraternities: Kappa Alpha Psi, Alpha Phi Alpha, Omega Psi Phi • Haven House in Raleigh - We get referrals from them to mentor children. • StepUp Ministries - We get referrals from them to mentor children they determine are in need of our services. Through United Way, we are in a two-year collaboration with Boys & Girls Clubs and six other youth serving agencies h) Describe what would happen if requested funding is not awarded at all or if a reduced allocation is recommended. The funding we continue to receive from Orange County, Town of Chapel Hill, and Town of Carrboro is instrumental in helping cover our program costs. It costs about $1,500 to create and support a match, and that $1,500 is derived from: trained staff to enroll, interview, match and support mentoring relationships; trainings provided to parents and mentors; liability and property insurance; program activities; BBBSA affiliation dues; AIM fees; and criminal background checks for volunteers/mentors. Without your generous support, we would not be able to support matches, which means that even more at-risk youth in our community would "fall through the cracks." These children need positive role models to show them hope for a brighter future. Without grant funding, they simply will not have the opportunity to have a deep, meaningful relationship with one of our mentors. Our agency's mere existence hinges on the support of entities like Main Application 5/24/2016 8:51:19 AM .. g e 10 of 25