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DocuSign Envelope ID:64D61581-25C0-4408-84C2-991109E2DF4C XHIBIT A <br /> PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION <br /> Summarize the program services proposed and how the program will address a <br /> Town/County priority/goal? <br /> Food For the Summer provides nutritious weekday meals at walkable sites throughout the district to <br /> children under 18 for the full summer break. Meals are prepared in several CHCCS school <br /> cafeterias by cafeteria staff and distributed by a network of volunteers. <br /> In addition to daily meals, Food For the Summer offers opportunities for enrichment which help <br /> alleviate the "Summer Slide" experienced by many children over the summer. Enrichment <br /> opportunities include: <br /> • Fun Buckets: Buckets filled with sidewalk chalk, jump ropes, frisbees, games and more are <br /> brought to the sites daily to provide opportunities for outside play. <br /> • Free Book Wednesdays: With the help of Book Harvest, free books are available for <br /> children to take home each week. <br /> • Pop-In Guests: Occasional visits from special guests like the local fire and police <br /> departments provide children with an opportunity to learn about health, safety and <br /> community. <br /> • Enrichment Opportunities: Arts & Crafts, Nutrition Activities and more are provided by <br /> volunteer organizations. <br /> Community Engagement opportunities: <br /> Last year, Food For the Summer engaged more than 650 community volunteers, including a <br /> significant number of youth volunteers. <br /> This year, we will be adding a Teen Ambassador program to provide leadership training and job <br /> skills to middle and high school students who live within the impacted communities. Their duties <br /> will include planning and participating in meal site events and surveying local kids to gauge the <br /> success of the program. <br /> Meeting Town and County Goals: <br /> The Food For the Summer program addresses the widening problem of summertime food insecurity <br /> which will affect 3,400+ children during the eleven week summer break. In addition, the program <br /> provides literacy, cultural enrichment and recreational opportunities — all of which add up to <br /> healthier children and better academic outcomes. Last summer we provided 48,145 meals and <br /> 3,500 free books to children living in Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County. This year, we <br /> expect to increase these numbers. <br /> d) Describe the community need or problem to be addressed in relation to the Chapel <br /> Hill Human Services Needs Assessment, Orange County BOCC Goals and riorities, <br /> Town of Chapel Hill Council Goals, Carrboro Board Priorities, or other community <br /> priorities (i.e. Council/Board Goals). Reference local data (using the provided links, <br /> i.e. Chapel Hill Human Services Needs Assessment) to support the need for this <br /> program. <br /> The Food For the Summer program addresses several items identified in the Human Services <br /> Needs Assessment including: <br /> PROGRAM INFORMATION 2/9/2017 10:30:46 AM Page 2 • f 1 0 <br />