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 • EmPOWERment works constantly with the area police departments, our Community Outreach Program, and with UNC students and administrators to address the needs of underserved individuals in our community through program assistance and information sharing. • EmPOWERment actively collaborates with nonprofits such as Family Success Alliance and Justice United to bring light to neighborhood issues that may require Orange County attention. In conjunction with Justice United and the UNC Chapel Hill School of Public Policy, we have conducted surveys with tenants about the condition of their units. In 2017, El collaborated with FSA to bring exposure to the traffic profiling issue and conducted surveys in our mobile home communities. • EmPOWERment, Inc. continues to collaborate with Chapel of the Cross Church and local developers to provide free gently used furniture and appliances to low income families. • EmPOWERment has partnerships with local churches and faith based organizations to provide temporary financial assistance to residents in need. El continues to search out funding sources for emergency assistance programs that were established in 2015. In 2017 the M.O.M utility fund was funded by BB &T which allows El to assist over 50 families by providing assistance with utilities when tenants are experiencing financial hardships. • Empowerment continues to partner with Community Empowerment Fund to transition homeless individuals into permanent housing through "home sharing" as housemates when possible. e) Other Pertinent Agency Information (Ex. Has the agency experienced any major changes in the past year? Is there a new Executive Director? Are there new initiatives ?) Yes, we have increased our rental program capacity by adding staff and experience. We have a combined 17 years of rental property management experience and 22 years of seasoned construction experience. El added an assistant property manager as well as a specials projects manager to oversee project rehabs. Over 50 Latino families attended our 2017 Community Holiday celebration servicing over 200 attendees. f) Schedule of Positions (For Entire Agency) • Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff will be noted as 1.00; half time as .50; quarter time as .25, etc. • Calculate a Full Time Equivalent for all recorded volunteer hours using the following: Total Volunteer Hours = Volunteer FTE 2,080 # of FTE - Full -Time Paid Positions: 3 # of FTE - Paid Part-Time Positions: 4.75 # of Volunteers: 1000 # of FTE - Volunteers:5 g) Living Wage Does this agency pay permanent employees a minimum living wage? (Yes / No) rimes If yes, is this agency an Orange County Living Wage Certified Employer? yes Agency Information 1/22/2018 3:21:37 PM P a g e 1 0 o f 2 2