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DocuSign Envelope ID:8A1AB1 BF-ACDB-42A1-A3DE-9E9549E569B4 <br /> EXHIBIT A <br /> PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION <br /> shared meals, cooking demonstrations, and gatherings.Through our years of <br /> partnership, we have learned that participants want a more sustainable way to <br /> contribute to and make decisions about their own health. They have specifically <br /> requested access to more fresh produce on a regular basis. <br /> f) Who is your target population of individuals to benefit from this program and how <br /> will they be identified and connected with the program? <br /> Farmer Foodshare partners with agencies that serve populations in need: <br /> children, the elderly, individuals with disabilities or who are food insecure. <br /> Agencies are selected in conjunction with the Farmers Market in Orange County <br /> with a focus on urgent hunger and persistent need. Diverse groups are <br /> intentionally chosen. We work with a range of agencies across the county, which <br /> distribute the fresh food we connect them with to a diverse demographic. We <br /> intentionally partner with agencies that support the most urgent hunger and <br /> lowest income populations. We annually verify the demographics our partner <br /> agencies serve, and work to ensure that the voices of our clients are heard and <br /> represented in our program planning. We are a community owned and operated <br /> group — and we believe that is the key to our continued presence in the Orange <br /> County,Chapel Hill and Carrboro community. <br /> When sourcing food from local farmers, we are also intentionally diverse. We <br /> work with farmers who have been left out of"the system", specifically with USDA <br /> defined "Limited Resource, Socially Disadvantaged and Beginning"farmers. <br /> These are farmers that are not eligible for traditional farm support and subsidies, <br /> yet who produce an enormous amount of healthy food in our communities. We <br /> believe that it is important to help both local farmers, as well as individuals and <br /> agencies that do not have access to resources. We believe that if we can <br /> introduce these groups to one another—the farmers, the agencies, and the <br /> individual recipients, that the Orange County network of community services and <br /> relationships will be strengthened. So far, we have seen this to be the case— <br /> where farmers who formerly knew nothing about hunger in our county, suddenly <br /> began growing food to donate. Other farmers provide special items at a deep <br /> discount, because they know it will go to help feed the children at TABLE, or the <br /> mentally ill adults at Club Nova. And most partner agencies that want to buy <br /> additional fresh food begin to buy from local farmers and keep their dollars in the <br /> county. <br /> g) Describe the credentials of the program manager and other key staff. (Ex. Identify <br /> Program Manager and credentials, describe training provided to volunteers, etc.) <br /> Donation Stations are run by volunteers under the supervision of our Director of <br /> Community Partnership, Katy Phillips. She cultivates and coordinates efforts of our <br /> partner agencies and volunteers in retrieving collected donations and sharing it with <br /> recipients. Katy has a strong background in education, has five years of non-profit <br /> management experience and is a farmer herself. <br /> e 12 of <br />