2017-482-E Finance - Habitat for Humanity, Orange County, NC - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: B67A2C26-3304-4095-BB1C-73A2BC4A569A EXHIBIT A PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION c) 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, briefly describe the coordinated/collaborative efforts. Each month the Jackson Center, Habitat, and Rebuilding Together of the Triangle (RTT) staff gather for a critical repair meeting to discuss applicants and homeowner needs in the Northside and Pine Knolls communities. Each agency takes on portions of an individual homeowner's repair requests so that we can provide the greatest impact across a broad base of residents. Through this new coalition, over a dozen homeowners benefited from home repairs in 2016. • The Jackson Center staff helps market Habitat repair programs to families in Northside and Pine Knolls. They spearheaded the creation of a common application that meets the needs of multiple repair agencies to determine homeowner need and eligibility. The Jackson Center participates in Habitat home repairs and new construction by providing volunteer labor, and they perform their own critical repairs in Northside through the Promise of Homes program. • RTT uses both volunteers and subcontractors to perform repairs in Orange, Durham, and Wake Counties. The RTT program director provided invaluable assistance to the Habitat program director in establishing a successful repair program. RTT and Habitat collaborate on repairs for individual households in Orange County by sharing resources. • Orange County Urgent Repair performs minor and major repairs throughout Orange County. Urgent Repair and Habitat have provided informal referrals to one another since the inception of Habitat's repair program. With funding to expand our repair program we plan to be more intentional in collaborating and developing a repair coalition that benefits residents countywide. • Habitat coordinates with the Blue Ribbon Youth Leadership Institute to provide volunteer opportunities for high school students who can then apply for a scholarship to assist with higher education if they complete 30 hours of service with Habitat, primarily on repair projects. The funding for the scholarship program is provided by an anonymous donor. • Habitat is a member of the Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition, a group of housing providers and advocates who are working together to increase resources for the full range of housing needs in Orange County, including home repair. Habitat's Executive Director currently chairs the Coalition. • Habitat staff and volunteers work with established leaders in the neighborhoods they serve, and also strive to identify and nurture new leaders, providing support and training as needed. Habitat's commitment to strengthening neighborhoods includes a variety of trainings and workshops that promote leadership specifically for the youth and adults who reside there. Collaborative efforts that began several years ago with both the Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood Association (RENA) and the Fairview Community Watch enhance the overall quality of life in each neighborhood, and also serve to spread the word about Home Preservation and ensure that residents who could benefit from the program are identified and referred. Collaborative efforts in the Rogers Road community have engaged representatives from the Department on Aging, Piedmont Health Services, St. Paul AME Church, RENA, Justice United, Habitat's Youth United program, Blue Ribbon Mentor Advocates, and the UNC Campus Chapter of Habitat for Humanity. • Habitat's Executive Director and Associate Director of Community Development and Engagement are currently serving on the Orange County Department on Aging's Master Aging Plan Housing Work Group, which addresses housing options and aging in place for seniors. • Habitat's Executive Director, Construction Director, and Associate Director of Community Development and Engagement recently met with the leaders of the Orange County Rural Alliance (OCRA) to discuss collaboration on home repairs for residents in Orange County (specifically rural northern Orange). OCRA has built strong relationships with rural residents and a strong base of volunteer support to assist with repairs. A partnership with OCRA would DO NOT SUBMIT THIS PAGE 1/31/2017 2:31 :06 PM Page f °'f of °'f