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DocuSign Envelope ID: 10F0B4DA-C8B5-4AB3-9AFA-939AE0010B18 (HI BIT A <br /> PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION <br /> 2. AGENCY INFORMATION (Be Very Brief and Concise) <br /> Please provide the following information about your agency (2 pages OR LESS): <br /> a) Years in Operation, Date of Incorporation (Month/Year): Founded in 2008, incorporated <br /> March. 2012 <br /> b) Agency's Purpose/Mission (no more than a few sentences): <br /> The Jackson Center's mission is to honor, renew, and build community in the historic Northside, <br /> Pine Knolls, Tin Top, and Lloyd/Broad communities of Chapel Hill/Carrboro. We were established in <br /> 2008 to respond to rapid demographic changes in these identified and neighboring, historically <br /> African-American, low-wealth communities in Orange County, NC. These communities have been <br /> especially hard hit by the economic recession, increased cost of living, and market pressures to <br /> fulfill the demand for rental housing for UNC-Chapel Hill students, resulting in diminishing numbers <br /> of low-income and racially and ethnically diverse populations. We were founded as a history <br /> activism center a community-based hub that brings history into active neighborhood dialogue in <br /> order to make history and change together. Our efforts have always intentionally engaged <br /> difference directly and crossed all preconceived boundaries of division [across race, class, religion, <br /> sexuality, university-neighborhood (historically segregated "service" communities)] with a sustained <br /> commitment to social justice and community-led development. As a place-based and oral history <br /> driven organization, we preserve the future of neighborhoods in transition and establish our vision <br /> of beloved community through the three services described below, <br /> c) Types of Services the Agency Provides (bullet format): <br /> • Youth Leadership and Civil Rights Education: <br /> O Civil Rights and Oral History Workshops (grades k-12 and college) <br /> o Intergenerational Community Education Tours <br /> o Audio Immersion High School Mentorship Program <br /> o Oral History Trust & Neighborhood Soundwalk <br /> • As seen in Section 3, all of our youth and education services engage the wisdom <br /> of youth voices and amplify community perspectives through creative strategies <br /> like youth-led radio, educational work in the public schools, and neighborhood <br /> tours led by community elders. <br /> • Organizing and Advocacy: <br /> o Home Repair Advocacy <br /> o Landbank Organizing and Affordable Housing Advocacy <br /> o Land Preservation (legal and financial tools to preserving land ownership) <br /> o Student Engagement (volunteer training and good neighbor work) <br /> O Coalition Mobilization (proactive engagement on development policy) <br /> • Our organizing and advocacy services challenge inequity and reverse unjust <br /> housing trends through community-first planning, research, and relational <br /> organizing by activating neighborhood networks to strengthen communities and <br /> bring about systemic policy change. <br /> 8 Celebration and Connection: <br /> o Community Gatherings and Annual Celebratory Festivals <br /> o Interactive History Exhibits <br /> o Resident-Driven Newspaper <br /> • We meet despair with hope; erasure with memory: isolation with connection. Our <br /> celebration and connection work is founded on in-depth listening and is reflected <br /> in our exhibitions, resident-driven newspaper, and participatory events. We honor <br /> civil rights history and inspire consciousness and action through our services. <br /> Agency Information 1/31/2017 10:50:57 AM <br />