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22 <br /> The Board will consider establishing a financial policy for Outside Agency Funding that <br /> provides guidance on the appropriation of County funds to the non-profit community, with the <br /> scope of the policy establishing funding targets and criteria. <br /> 7c- added: My Brother's Keeper Community Challenge Recommendations for Movement <br /> of Youth (MOY) to be the lead agency for My Brother's Keeper(MBK) Orange Initiative. <br /> The Board considered receiving a report and proposal from the My Brother's Keeper <br /> Community Challenge of Orange County, which includes a request to recognize Movement of <br /> Youth as the lead agency for managing MBK- Orange, in order to enhance the structure and <br /> provide the support needed for Phase II of the initiative. <br /> Bonnie Hammersley reviewed this item. She said at this time there is no financial <br /> impact. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> In February 2015, community members, under the leadership of Commissioner Renee Price, <br /> launched the MBK Orange initiative. Since that time, there have been several events involving <br /> youth and adults from Orange County. The strong attendance at the events recognized the <br /> need to continue this effort with enhanced structure and support. <br /> On October 6, 2016, the community members in The My Brother's Keeper Community <br /> Challenge unanimously agreed to make a recommendation for Movement of Youth [MOY] to <br /> become the lead agency in the next phase of the MBK Orange Community Challenge and to <br /> request that the Orange County Board of County Commissioners accept the recommended <br /> action to continue MBK-Orange. <br /> The community members of the MBK-Orange support appointing MOY as the lead agency <br /> because it will allow greater success in fundraising for the sustainability of MBK Orange. A <br /> lead agency will strengthen the organization which will allow them to build capacity with <br /> information and guidance from the national level, as was indicated at the MBK NC Summit in <br /> Greensboro on October 10, 2016. <br /> Movement of Youth is a non-profit agency that works to prepare diverse youth to lead and <br /> succeed in the 21st Century through mentoring and targeted enrichment activities led by <br /> college students. MOY has a proven track record with its staff and programming. MOY founder, <br /> Atrayus Goode, attended the meeting on October 6, and indicated the MOY Board of Directors is <br /> willing to assume the responsibility to be the lead agency for MBK-Orange Initiative. <br /> The community members present at the October 6 meeting were representing various nonprofit <br /> organizations, county agencies and the community: <br /> Atrayus Goode, President and CEO, Movement of Youth <br /> Charlene & Jeff Campbell, Co-Founders, Beyond Expectations, Inc. <br /> Bishop Victor Glover, Executive Director, Fathers on the Move <br /> Sheriff Charles Blackwood, Orange County <br /> Dawn Bagwell, Orange County Schools <br /> Linda Hall, Durham Technical Community College <br /> Samathryn Witham, Town of Chapel Hill <br /> Jenn Weaver, Commissioner, Town of Hillsborough <br /> Kathleen Ferguson, Commissioner, Town of Hillsborough <br /> Cat Griffith, Community Member <br />