2016-673-E Finance - Inter-Faith Council for Social Service - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:82431AC9-7F03-4084-815E-A2EFB34C92BB t A - continued Provider's_Outide_Agepcy_A_pplication MAIN APPLICATION grocery allotments of essential food items to thousands of eligible members; quantities are based on the number of people in the household. A hot, nutritious meal will be served to homeless residents and any hungry person who shows up at mealtimes at the Community Kitchen. 1FC's Kitchen Coordinator and 500+ community volunteers will serve some 75,000 hot, nutritious meals during the program year. Residential Programs Both Community House and Home Start will meet the Town/County priority for safety-net services by providing emergency shelter and transitional housing for up to 52 men, 24 women, and 30 children at a time. Some 400 homeless persons who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence will receive emergency/transitional shelter, as well as laundry and shower services, and basic needs such as clothing and personal care items, during the program year. Community House also offers 17 cots during inclement weather. With CDBG funding, Home Start families will have access to Case Management services from a 30-hour per week Case Manager, to assist in securing resources necessary to become self-sufficient and prevent relapses into homelessness. Support Circles Support Circles will meet the community need for safety-net services by functioning as a support system for a formerly homeless individual or family transitioning into permanent housing. Support Circles comprised of 8-10 volunteers will function as a support system for their partners, i.e. helping them work out budgets, sharing information, providing furniture and household items, helping partners fill out and submit job applications, providing transportation, tutoring, thus empowering their partner to remain independent and securely housed. c) 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. Program 1, Food Programs According to the latest data available from Feeding America, Orange County had an overall food insecurity rate of 15.4 percent and 20,900 food insecure people. In the Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools, 60% of preschool children, 30% of elementary school children and 24% of middle school students receive free and reduced price meals. We currently have thousands of households who are card carrying members of the food pantry and are eligible to come in for groceries once a month. We believe that between our pantry, community kitchen and holidays dinners program the IFC helps to feed more people in Orange County, Chapel Hill and Carrboro than any other agency in the County. Program 2, Residential Programs In accordance with the Consolidated Plan's Goal #2 Providing Housing and Services for Homeless Populations, IFC provides service-enriched transitional housing for homeless persons at Community House and Home Start. The Point-in-Time Count in January 2015 found 129 homeless individuals in Orange County and 70% of them were staying at one of our two shelters. The IFC provided shelter to 323 men, 129 women, and 43 children last year (unduplicated individuals). Our shelters sleep some 50 people per night at each facility and we constantly have more requests than we can meet. We have found that intensive case management is key to families overcoming homelessness. In the past, HomeStart had 1 full-time Social Worker to provide Case Management Services for 10 families. A dramatic cut in funding from the North Carolina Partnership for Young Children (Smart Start) has resulted in a reduction in case management support to 15 hours a week for all of the women and families. This CDBG Main Application 1/25/2016 12:58:53 PM Page 3 of 33