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DocuSign Envelope ID: 6818677A -D518- 4750- B391- F6169FB2A4C4 <br />Exhibit A: 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 (MonthlYear): June 1995 <br />b) Agency's Purpose /Mission (no more than a few sentences): <br />A Helping Hand (AHH) is the only nonprofit companion care organization in Orange, <br />Durham and Chatham Counties, Founded over 20 years ago, A Helping Hand continues <br />to work with older adults and their families to provide essential services such as <br />escorted medical transportation, in home assistance and advocacy. <br />c) Types of Services the Agency Provides (bullet Format): <br />• Service Learning Internship Program <br />• Escorted Medical Transportation <br />• In Home Assistance <br />• Shopping Assistance <br />• Medication Reminders <br />• Companionship <br />• Advocacy and Care Coordination <br />d) Agency's History with Providing These Services: <br />A Helping Hand has been working for over 20 years to improve the quality of life, <br />decrease health disparities and reduce barriers to human services. In addition, we are <br />an active participant in county and statewide aging initiatives as well as a trusted <br />community partner to organizations and companies working within the aging <br />community. <br />e) Other Pertinent Agency Information (Ex. Has the agency experienced any major changes <br />in the past year? is there a new Executive Director? Are there new initiatives ?) <br />f) Schedule of Positions (For Entire Agency) <br />• Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff will be noted as 1.00; half time as .50; quarter time as .25, etc. <br />Calculate a Full Time Equivalent for all recorded volunteer hours using the following; <br />Total Volunteer Hours = Volunteer FTE <br />2,080 <br /># of FTE - Full -Time Paid Positions: 4 <br /># of FTE - Paid Part -Time Positions: 1.4 <br /># of Volunteers: 80 # of FTE - Volunteers: 227 <br />Agency information 1/2312018 11 :40:33 AM <br />