2017-560-E Finance - Boys & Girls Club of Durham & Orange Counties - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: FCA96EA6-6080-4E8E-8EFF-B03ECA597827 EXHIBIT A PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION The goal to 'nurture our community'or'provide high quality life' is described in all the governmental needs assessment documents. Orange County's Goal, "High Quality of Life," describes two education goals: close the achievement gap and end school to prison pipeline. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools have been struggling for years to close the achievement gap. A Boys & Girls Club, with its emphasis on school success, can be instrumental in helping to close that gap. in addition, because the club program continues through the summer months, children will not lose the gains they have made in the past year as they often do if they have no enrichment over the summer. Because of the strong attention the Club gives to understanding and finishing homework each day, with the goal of success in school, it is expected that the Community Impact Program will have a positive effect on the achievement gap. Over 70% of adults who attended Boys & Girls Clubs say that the Club saved their lives. Studies show that Boys & Girls Clubs work to reduce drug, gang and early sexual involvement, and to increase the likelihood of graduating from high school. The program will end the school to prison pipeline for those who attend. A father of twins who attend the program starting from January 2015 said that he saw a difference in his boys immediately and that they are now "interested in math! Of all things!" As District Court Judge Joe Buckner says, regarding the Boys & Girls Club in Chapel Hill, "There is no greater need." It is clear that the Impact of the BGC Program corresponds closely with many of the goals set forth by governments and will greatly enhance the quality of life in Chapel Hill. f) Who is your target population of individuals to benefit from this program and how will they be identified and connected with the program? The population we will serve encompasses all children from K-5 (hoping to expand to K-8) in Orange County who wish to belong. The program at this time can only accommodate 50 children at any one time at the Northside Elementary School, from kindergarten- 591 grade. We do not discriminate while at the same time our target population is youth "who need us most." At the present time, all of our Club members are from the Northside School and are referred into the program by the school Social Worker and teachers. Our long term plans are to expand to other schools, especially middle schools, so that the youth who graduate from 5th grade will not be deprived of continuing Club membership through high school. g) Describe the credentials of the program manager and other key staff. (Ex. Identify Program Manager and credentials, describe training provided to volunteers, etc.) The management team comprises three educated and experienced individuals. The CEO, Jerome Levisy, has worked with Boys & Girls Clubs for nearly two decades. The Development Director, Benay Hicks, has her master's degree from Boston University and a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke. The Program Director, Regina Lindsay, has her degree in criminal justice, speaks Spanish fluently, and has worked with BGC programming for several years. In addition, the program coordinator in Chapel Hill, Brittney Goldston, has a college degree and has been the Program Director at the Siler City Club for five years and at the Chapel Hill Community Impact Program for three years. The two assistants in Chapel Hill are full time teachers in the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools and have worked in the program for three years, since it opened. All program leaders and management staff undergo consistent training with the Boys & Girls Clubs of American. This includes webinars, in-person trainings, and conferences. PROGRAM INFORMATION1/26/2017 14:54:11 a1/p1 Page 15 o f 22