2017-582-E Finance - OC Partnership for Young Children- Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:E519448F-9F6D-4100-BF62-D7625621FFEB XHIBIT A PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION 2. AGENCY INFORMATION (Be Very Brief and Concise) Please provide the following information about your agency (2 pages OR LESS): a) Years in Operation: 23 years Date of Incorporation (Month/Year): August 1993 b) Agency's Purpose/Mission (no more than a few sentences): The mission of the Orange County Partnership for Young Children (OCPYC) is to ensure that all young children arrive at school healthy and ready to succeed. We focus on the early years of a child's life from birth to age five, which is the most critical time in a child's development. Our program priorities focus on the county's most vulnerable families and children. c) Types of Services the Agency Provides (bullet format): OCPYC's services include: • Administration and technical assistance for Orange County's NC Pre-K providers • Administration of Smart Start funding that provides programming in parenting education, literacy programming, early childhood education, children's health, early intervention, and family support • Training and technical assistance for child care providers on early education and health related topics • Training and technical assistance for child care providers to improve nutrition, provide opportunities for exercise, and provide enrichment activities through building outdoor learning environments. The Partnership operates the Transplanting Traditions Community Farm that serves low- income families in the refugee and immigrant community. Its services include: • Development and maintenance of 8 acres of land for cultivation • Training and technical assistance on sustainable agriculture practices, native plant development, and healthy food and nutrition strategies • Training in entrepreneurship and successful business practices • Development of markets for crops • Implementation of a Community Supported Agriculture program • Implementation of a food sharing program for hunger relief • Implementation of a teen program • Development of a cultural community space • Continued outreach to and information sharing with the community d) Agency's History with Providing These Services: The TTC Farm focuses on serving low-income families in the refugee and immigrant community by providing refugee adults and youth access to land, healthy food and agricultural and entrepreneurial opportunities. The farm provides a cultural community space for families to come together, build healthy communities and continue agricultural traditions in the Piedmont of N.C. According to 2015 data, 75% of families served by TTC Farm are considered low income based on the U.S. Federal Poverty Guidelines. The Farm is designed to collaboratively and comprehensively address the issues of obesity, economic instability and food insecurity. The TTC Farm is located outside of Chapel Hill and Carrboro just 4 miles from the largest refugee neighborhood in the county. In Spring 2007, OCPYC, concerned with issues of childhood obesity and food insecurity, launched the Healthy Kids Campaign with the start of 3 community gardens that provided gardening, nutrition and outdoor education programming to low-income families, with 90 percent refugee and immigrant families. These became known as the Growing Healthy Kids Community Gardens. In 2010, OCPYC received the Refugee Agricultural Partnership Grant from the Office of Refugee Resettlement allowing 14 refugee families to move from the Growing Healthy Kids community gardens to Triangle Land Conservancy land, forming Transplanting Traditions Community Agency Information 1/31/2017 3:59:06 PM Page 7 of 1 8