2016-656-E Finance - OC Partnership for Young Children - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: DD554565-B9BA-4128-863D-805D6BC56619 t A - continued Provider's Outside Agency Application MAIN APPLICATION The TTC Farm focuses on serving low-income families in the refugee and immigrant community. The Farm is designed to collaboratively and comprehensively address the issues of obesity, economic instability and food insecurity. The TTC Farm is located outside of Chapel Hill and Carrboro just 4 miles from the largest refugee neighborhood in the county. The location of the farm allows for increased accessibility and regular attendance to programming directly, correlated to the success of the program and significant program growth each year. Beneficiaries are identified through referrals within the refugee community and from refugee support agencies. Data is collected through intake interviews and end of year evaluations with each family. e) Who specifically will carry out the activities and in what location will they be carried out OCPYC supports the TTCF program with 2 full time and 1 part time staff, as well as a contracted cultural liaison and interpreter. A majority of the activities will be carried out at the Transplanting Traditions Community Farm on Jones Ferry Rd and in Carrboro and Chapel Hill at various training spaces and area farmers markets. f) Describe specifically the period over which the activities will be carried out, the frequency with which the activities will be carried out, and the frequency with which services will be delivered. Include an implementation timeline, Activities and services are carried out year round. Translated classroom workshops focused on agricultural topics, finance, business planning, conflict resolution and leadership occur Jan-Feb twice a week, Hands-on, on-farm workshops occur March-November twice a week. Share a Share program food distribution occurs monthly during the farming season. Referrals and connections to service providing agencies occur year round. Youth programming for young children occurs weekly during summer months. Teen programming occurs on an event basis one to two times per month during the school year and weekly during summer break. g) Provide a bulleted list of other agencies, if any, with which your agency coordinates/collaborates to accomplish or enhance the Projected Results in the Program(s) to be funded. For each, give specific examples of the coordinated/collaborative efforts. • Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC): Provides land, infrastructure, and support in expansion. A unique collaboration, the only of its kind between a land conservancy agency and a non-profit educational farm in the state. • KCNC (Karen Communities of North Carolina): Helping to connect with local refugee families. • PORCH (People Offering Relief for Chapel Hill and Carrboro Homes): TTC Farm both donates and sells produce from the farm to PORCH. PORCH provides service opportunities to teen program • Art Therapy Institute: Event collaboration and client services overlap • Conservation Fund and Resourceful Communities: Provides strategic planning and fundraising support to TTCF. • Carrboro Farmers Market: Support for teen program and marketing education • Chapel Hill Farmers Market: Support for farm marketing • Chapel Hill Carrboro Youth Forward: Resource and network for other youth orgs • CEFS (Center for Environmental Farming Systems): Resource and network for racial equity training and agricultural support • NC FYI (North Carolina Food Youth Initiative). Teen program support • CFSA (Carolina Farm Stewardship Association): Farm tour and public outreach support Main Application 1/25/2016 10:25:47 AM