2018-443-E Finance - EmPowerment outside agency agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: 557EOBA8 -OFDF- 4943- B10E- 6AB96D651F4B EXHIBIT A: PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION 2. AGENCY INFORMATION (Be Very Brief and Concise) Please provide the following information about your agency (2 pages OR LESS): a) Years in Operation, Date of Incorporation (Month/Year): 21, 0311996 b) Agency's Purpose /Mission (no more than a few sentences): The mission of EmPOWERment, Inc. is to empower people and communities to determine their own destinies through affordable housing, community organizing and grassroots economic development. c) Types of Services the Agency Provides (bullet format): • Community Organizing • Provide safe affordable rental units • Rental counseling (HUD approved Housing Counseling Agency) • Provide summer employment for youth • Operate and manage small business incubator • Zone 6 champions for Family Success Alliance d) Agency's History with Providing These Services: With funding provided through the Human Services Grant, EmPOWERment, Inc. has created a one -stop shop for affordable rental management programs and services that serves the populations throughout Orange County. EmPOWERment, Inc. is the primary provider of much needed affordable rentals in Orange County. Local agencies such as Social Services, the Interfaith Council, Community Empowerment Fund, Family Success Alliance and area churches are able to refer individuals and families that are in need of a safe, clean, and affordable place to live. EmPOWERment will continue to tailor the services of the affordable rental program to include more Housing Choice voucher holders, veterans, individuals transitioning from homelessness, seniors and disabled populations. The property manager position is responsible for the management of 46 rental units throughout Orange County. These units are made available for families and individuals at income levels that range from 30 - 80% Area Media Income. • EmPOWERment has been one of the largest property managers for affordable rentals for more than 16 years. It continues to address the affordable rental demand for households at the moderate to low income range. More than 50% of our tenants are Housing Choice Voucher holders, 15% are seniors and 20% have a disability. • EmPOWERment Inc. collaborates with Social Services, Habitat for Humanity, Community Home Trust, Interfaith Council, Family Success Alliance, Club Nova, UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry and Community Empowerment Fund to help place qualified residents in affordable rental units. • El provides a range of services that include: assisting with acquiring rental housing, securing utility services, rental counseling and transitioning into home ownership. • EmPOWERment, Inc. continues to assist families in transitioning from various states of homelessness into permanent housing. In this effort we worked closely with Family Success Alliance and Social Services on projects such as the Rapid Re- Housing Program and Orange County Partnership. El has transitioned three families from homelessness to permanent housing. Agency Information 1122/2018 3 :21:37 PM P a g e 9 o f 2 2