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DocuSign Envelope ID:42FC26E4-086D-47F4-A291-0A9A8706CA60 <br /> EXHIBIT A <br /> PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION <br /> h) Describe the specific period over which the activities will be carried out and include an <br /> implementation timeline. <br /> CEL operates year round with the following office hours Monday-Saturdays 6am- <br /> 2pm (summer hours); Monday-Friday 7AM-noon and Saturday 7AM-10AM (winter <br /> hours). Outreach is conducted during day, evenings, and weekend hours. <br /> i) Why is funding this program a good investment for the community? How does funding this <br /> program add value to the community? (250 words OR LESS) <br /> This initiative is a direct response to an identified community need related to public <br /> safety, employment, and securing fair wages. Funds support ECH Center of <br /> Employment and Leadership's growing role as a contributor to economic <br /> development in the Carrboro-Chapel Hill area. It creates jobs, accountability of <br /> employers, protection of workers, assurance of payment of fair wages, and builds <br /> collaboration between workers and employers, neighborhoods and law <br /> enforcement, and organization working to build wealth in low-income communities. <br /> The added value is that it invests in economic prosperity for the community; <br /> working to eliminate poverty. <br /> j) Describe what would happen if requested funding is not awarded at all or if a reduced <br /> allocation is recommended. <br /> It would impact the amount of services rendered and/or hours of operation <br /> k) Include any other pertinent information. <br /> ECH's Center for Employment and Leadership (CEL) opened its doors April 2015 in <br /> response to a need identified by the Day Laborer Task Force in Carrboro-Chapel <br /> Hill to develop a Workers' center in hopes to minimize loitering and ease tensions <br /> with neighborhoods surrounding an informal hiring location on the corner of Jones <br /> Ferry Road and Davie Road in Carrboro. <br /> CEL's Worker Center Project was successful in its first year registering workers and <br /> potential employers, however, it quickly found itself addressing additional <br /> community needs and now also provides job skills training, employment placement, <br /> worker protection education, and advocacy for worksite safety and fair wages. <br /> The population served has also grown to include domestics workers and other <br /> racial/ethnic populations such as African-Americans and Whites hat are seeking <br /> employment. Because of this shift in population and needed services, CEL will <br /> engage in a strategic realignment process to better define its future work. <br /> PROGRAM INFORMATION 1/31/2017 3:16:25 PM Page 21 of 32 <br />