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DocuSign Envelope ID: 6818677A -D518- 4750- B391- F6169FB2A4C4 <br />Exhibit A: Provider's Outside Agency Application <br />gj Living Wage <br />Does this agency pay permanent employees a minimum living wage? (Yes/ No) Yes <br />If yes, is this agency an Orange County Living Wage Certified Employer? Yes <br />If no, please explain. <br />A Helping Hand provides living wage salaries for our Administrative Staff. Paid <br />companions are compensated on a scale that starts at $8.50 and increases to <br />$13.00 based on time with the agency and background. Additionally, certain shifts <br />depending on factors including the time of day and length, pay at higher "rates'. <br />Companions are also reimbursed .54 per mile for transporting clients. <br />When AHH companions are working with Orange County clients, we pay those <br />companions the living wage rate calculated and required by Orange County. <br />We are a progressive organization that is actively working with our own Board of <br />Directors to increase wages within the next 5 years, We are also working with <br />colleagues in this industry to find care models that would support such an increase <br />in salary without passing that cost directly on to the clients, who pay for this service <br />largely out of pocket. <br />Agency Information 1/23/2018 11-40.33 AM P a g (-; 7 ; i <br />