2016-647-E Finance - TABLE - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:B32F3E9F-996A-4000-8CAF-83514F2E5759 t A- continued Provider's Outside Agency Application Program/Project Description Summarize the program services proposed and how the program will address the chosen Town/County priority? The Weekend Meal Backpack Program (WMBP) is TABLE's school year hunger relief program for hungry children living in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC. Currently, 30% of kids in the Chapel Hill- Carrboro School System rely on free and subsidized school breakfasts and lunches during the week. Consequently, they often go hungry on weekends and school vacations when those free meals are not available. TABLE works to meet their need for emergency food during those times. At the end of each week, TA LE distributes fresh produce and healthy non-perishables to participating youngsters. Receiving,this emergency food aid each week allows children to return to school Mondays not ravenous -but ready to learn. TABLE's Weekend Meal Backpack Program primarily addresses the Town/County priority to improve health, and nutrition of local kids by providing them with healthy non-perishables, produce, and fresh milk every single week. Please see our goals for statistical information regarding the Weekend Meal Backpack Program's impact on hunger and nutrition. Secondarily, however, it is evident that the Weekend Meal Backpack Program directly addresses the other two Town/County priorities as well: 1) 'WMBP improves the opportunity for a good education for local kids because they are able to focus on their schoolwork instead of their grumbling bellies as well as miss fewer school days because of frequent sickness and 2) WMBP serves as a safety-net for parents and families of children because it allows parents to put more of their funds toward other bills like rent, utilities, fuel or transportation, keeping them from falling further into poverty. Describe the local need or problem to be addressed in relation to the Consolidated Plan or other community priorities (i.e. Council/Board Goals). Cite local data to support the need for this program and the population being served. TABLE's hunger relief programs target food-insecure preschool, elementary, and middle school. children living in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC. During the 2014/2015 school year, the Chapel Hill- Carrboro School System let us know that 30% of children attending their schools were enrolled in the National School Lunch Program suggesting that 1 in 3 local children are 1) at risk for hunger on weekends and other times of the year when schools meals are not available and 2) have limited access to fresh food because of expense and access issues. The breakdown of this statistic is as follows: • 72.58% of preschool children. • 30.14% of elementary school children • 24.89% of middle school students That's more than 2,553 kids that are likely going hungry on weekends and school holidays when they do not have access to their free school breakfasts and lunches. These kids are not simply at risk for being hungry on weekends, but they are at risk for low academic performance, inappropriate behavior, low self-esteem, and health problems. Kids cannot grow up to be successful, productive adults under these conditions. They MUST have their basic needs fulfilled before they even stand a chance of performing well in school, behaving appropriately, having strong