2017-557-E Finance - OE Enterprises, Inc. - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:6D821DA0-CO6F-4D38-BB4F-DB28CB54AD8E XHIBIT A PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION Program Description (3 pages OR LESS) Please provide the following information about the proposed program: d) Summarize the program services proposed and how the program will address a Town/County priority/goal? Town/County priority: Jobs/Job Training OE will utilize all funding from Human Services grant to expand our current mission by supporting staffing and transportation. Our program addresses the above issues by providing employment readiness training, job coaching, volunteer experiences, and vocational placement and support to high school students and adults with disabilities. By preparing individuals for the transition to employment from high school we increase their chances of obtaining and maintaining employment. By providing work training, placement, and support to adults with disabilities we are addressing the rate of unemployment among individuals with disabilities in Orange County. 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 goals, 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. The needs assessment for Chapel Hill shows a high priority need in the area of "local adult education and job training opportunities." The national unemployment rate for 2016 was 4.85%, with a North Carolina average slightly above 5%. The Orange County unemployment rate for *2016 averaged 4.4% (*statistics for December not yet released - Bureau of Labor Statistics). Unemployment is an issue that, at one time or another, affects most Americans. This is a more prevalent issue among those in the disability community and the availability of job training and engagement programs are limited. The 2011 Orange County Community Health assessment reported that the unemployment rate for individuals with a disability was 23.2% statewide, but jumps to 41.1% in Orange County. In 2015 Cornell University reported the employment rate of working-age people with disabilities nation-wide was 35.2%, but only 33.3% in NC. This means that the unemployment rate for those with disabilities in NC is 66.7%. (https://www.disabilitystatistics.orq/reports/acs.cfm?statistic=2) A troubling statistic includes the data that at all levels of education, persons with a disability were much less likely to be employed than were their counterparts with no disability http://www.bls.qov/news.release/pdf/disabl.pdf). Orange County employment is concentrated in government and University positions. Per the 2011 Community Health Assessment, the unemployment rate for individuals with only a high school diploma or equivalent stands at 26.2%. There are fewer opportunities for younger, entry level workers and there is increased competition for these jobs due to the UNC Student population (Orange County Community Health Assessment 2011, p70-71). PROGRAM INFORMATION 1/31/2017 8:24:51 AM P a g e 13 of 20