2017-477-E Finance - Community Empowerment Fund - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: 5D25D6E0-716B-4244-AEA3-02E6A45FD852 EXHIBIT A PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION community members who are eligible for and in need of services provided in our community are both aware of and successfully linked to those services. By collaborating with professionals in mental health, shelter, workforce development, legal services, and much more, our Advocates are able to provide complementary services that support the ability of these professionals to focus on delivering their uniquely valuable and critical services. Finally, funding the Advocate Program is an investment that undergirds a one-stop center for homeless individuals in Orange County. The Orange Community Hub is increasingly a critical strategy of our Advocate Program. By bringing services on-site and in closer collaboration, the Hub changes a community-level system, which previously necessitated many steps and extraordinary person-by-person coordination for each individual member to connect to certain services. This new strategy, which is more efficient and based on emerging best practices nationally for integrated service delivery, will also result in improved economic outcomes for beneficiaries not just of CEF's programs, but the programs of other agencies as well. For example, studies of a national model found that participants accessing employment and financial services in tandem were 3-4 times more likely to achieve a significant economic outcome. j) Describe what would happen if requested funding is not awarded at all or if a reduced allocation is recommended. CEF's impact in the community has only grown over the years as we continue to serve an ever- increasing number of residents of Orange County on an annual basis. The wrap-around services provided through our Advocate Program, and now with the incorporation of the Orange Community Hub, have made CEF a go-to resource for everything from getting photo identification to finding a home. If the requested funding is not awarded or if a reduced allocation is recommended, CEF staff will doggedly pursue other fundraising activities to ensure that this reduction in the town or county's commitment does not translate into a reduction of services. That said, the increased support of Orange County, the Town of Chapel Hill, and the Town of Carrboro for CEF's work is critical at this juncture. CEF is increasing our request for funding due to two key contributing factors: 1. Growth in impact of services: CEF has grown in the number of Members we serve in Orange County over the last three years, and even more significantly in the scope of our services and the range of community needs we are filling. CEF first received Human Services funding in FY2013-2014. That year, CEF served 446 Members in Orange County. In 2015-2016, we served 691 Members (a 150% increase). Throughout this period of growth we have stretched our general operating resources to meet the mounting demand for our services from partners and Members alike and to effectively scale up to this new level of service provision. In order to sustain our current service levels in the coming year and respond to new opportunities for impactful collaboration, we have defined a need for additional program-specific resources. This application is specifically targeted to meet this programmatic need. 2. Transitioning funding sources: After launching in 2009, CEF became a nonprofit organization in 2011. Since our founding, our innovative, adaptive model has been primarily funded by private foundations and individual donors who have invested to catalyze CEF's development and propel us from a small start-up organization to where we are now -- a strong, growing organization with a model that has drawn national attention and research. Some of these private sources of support are now transitioning out of funding our work, as by moving beyond our start-up phase we have successfully fulfilled our funding objectives and their philanthropic goals. Our rapid growth was made possible in part by the financial investment and capacity-building of these funders. We have now developed an outcome track record and have firmly rooted ourselves in the Orange County community— growing to fill a range of previously unmet needs. We are requesting increased funding from Orange County municipalities in order to sustain CEF's efforts focused on ending homelessness collaboratively and responsively. k) Include any other pertinent information. PROGRAM INFORMATION 1/31/2017 11:04:24 AM Page 1 or 25