2017-499-E Finance - Volunteers for Youth - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:A13A145D-D67A-4FF7-ABA9-312E380D8DD9 EXHIBIT A PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION Community service: During the 2017-18 fiscal year, Volunteers for Youth will oversee the community service hours of at least 70 youth who are court ordered to complete community service hours. Volunteers for Youth will recruit, screen, and supervise volunteers to supervise youth doing community service at ongoing work sites throughout Orange County. Volunteers for Youth staff will plan and facilitate single day community service events for these youth throughout the year as well. Teen court: During the 2017-18 fiscal year, Volunteers for Youth will hold teen court sessions every other week, working with at least 55 youth who are referred to teen court for first time offenses. Volunteers for Youth will oversee the community service hours assigned to those youth as well as any other terms of their sentencing. Volunteers for Youth will recruit, screen, train, and supervise teen volunteers to serve as attorneys, bailiffs, jury members, and clerks. e) Describe the community need or problem to be addressed in relation to the Chapel Hill Human Services Needs Assessment, Orange County BOCC Goals and Priorities, Town of Chapel Hill Council Goals, Carrboro Board Priorities, or other community priorities (i.e. Council/Board Goals). Reference local data (using the provided links, i.e. Chapel Hill Human Services Needs Assessment) to support the need for this program. According to the Human Service Need Report, "Chapel Hill lacks sufficient, low- cost/free activities that positively engage children and youth especially those from at-risk and low-income households." Children and youth with little support and structure during out of school time are more likely than others to get into trouble. According to the North Carolina Division of Juvenile Justice, there were a total of 142 delinquent complaints brought against Orange County youth in 2015 (the most recent year for which statistics are available). Volunteers for Youth provides services to youth who are involved in the court system as well as those at risk of such involvement. Providing these children and youth with constructive, enriching activities outside of school time while engaging them with caring adults is an important tool in delinquency prevention. f) Who is your target population of individuals to benefit from this program and how will they be identified and connected with the program? Volunteers for Youth will work with Orange County children and youth between the ages of 8 and 15 who are referred by court counselors, police officers, school counselors, social workers, Family Success Alliance navigators, and parents. The youth will be referred either because they are involved in the court system, are first- time offenders, or are children who may be at risk for legal involvement without intervention from a program such as Volunteers for Youth. PROGRAM INFORMATION 2/8/2017 10:03:24 AM page t 'l 20 2 2