2018-416-E Finance - Marian Cheek Jackson Center outside agency agreement

Browse Search

DocuSign Envelope ID: 7A9252AF- OE3A- 47EE- A4F6- 2A3D9DF527FF EXHIBIT A: PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION who most need it. Experience: Kathy is a lifetime resident and leader of Northside, a member of the Habitat for Humanity board, and has led over 20 neighborhood workshops. Senior Director: Hudson Vaughan - Role: Lead administration of Promise of Home. Coordinate emergency home repair program. Supervise staff. Assist in partner mobilization and support of home repair and preservation efforts. Experience: Hudson has worked at the Jackson Center since its founding in 2008. Associate Director: George Barrett - Role: Lead coordination of home repair advocacy work. Experience: George has been a full -time staff member at the Jackson Center for four years. He has spearheaded our home repair advocacy work this last three years, leveraging over 40 home repairs, organizing 3 wills clinics, and coordinating hundreds of volunteers a year. h) Describe the specific period over which the activities will be carried out and include an implementation timeline. All three activities are offered year- round. We have attached a full implementation chart to show primary planning in relation to action. 1) Why is funding this program a good investment for the community? How does funding this program add value to the community? (250 words OR LESS) Across the nation, historic African - American neighborhoods near downtowns are facing rising costs often leading to the displacement of lifetime residents. Many affordable housing and community development initiatives succeed at creating new opportunities for families as part of "revitalization" efforts, but few are able to ensure that their efforts support existing long -term neighbors. Our efforts prioritize retention, strengthen our community's diversity, and support those who have built and sustained this County. Additionally, funding this program is a good investment because, with limited resources, we have been able to leverage over $250,000 of external resources directly into homes in the last two years. Supporting our capacity allows us to continue to mobilize partners for greater resources to serve residents directly. j) Describe what would happen if requested funding is not awarded at all or if a reduced allocation is recommended. We have relied solely on Chapel Hill and external grant funding for this program this last year (focused on Northside), but that is not sustainable given our expansion to additional neighborhoods. While we would continue our program, no or reduced funding would have a significant impact on our ability to provide the kind of "boots on the ground" organizing that has been critical to our success. It would limit the time our Community Advocacy Specialist could prioritize retention efforts, which are at the crux of our work. And finally, it would limit the number of emergency repairs we could do outside of Northside, as most of our existing funding is limited to this area. Funding from all three jurisdictions would allow significant staff support that frees us to focus less on sustaining our organization and more on sustaining the critical work of retaining lifetime residents sustain this communit.. k) What percentage of your target population is low- moderate income? 100% 1) What efforts do you make to seek feedback about your program from your target population (e.g. survey, evaluations, etc. ?) Our target population has been the primary creators of these programs. Our Compass Group, made up of residents from across the neighborhood, helped develop this program and meets monthly to give ongoing feedback and guidance. Additionally, we conduct 30- minute satisfaction - surveys in person for all of our home repairs. These surveys are reviewed with partner agencies to determine how to continue to improve the delivery of these repairs. Finally, all attendees to our workshops fill out an evaluation form that reviews the presentation and gives feedback on areas of improvement and additional information requested by the participant. m) Include any other pertinent information. We appreciate your consideration. PROGRAM INFORMATION 1/23/2018 2:58:40 PM Page 5 of 10