2018-445-E Finance - KidScope outside agency agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: E7784BE7- 82AF- 4AF1- AA11- 944D2300E76D EXHIBIT A: PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION Program Description (3 pages OR LESS) Please provide the following information about the proposed program: d) Summarize the program services proposed and how the program will address a Town /County priority /goal? KidSCope proposes the following services: • Customized assessment and evaluation for children ages birth to 5, and their families, to determine strengths and needs, • Social- emotional /behavioral health services using researched, evidence -based treatment modalities providing both home visiting and office -based options. These programs are designed to give children a healthy start in the early years when relationships and experiences influence brain development the most. • Parent education that encourages and supports positive family relationships and interactions, particularly in the early years. These programs include the Incredible Years Basic /Incredible Toddlers. By proposing these services- KidSCope addresses Orange County Goal 1, Priority Four, Protect Safety Net Programs • KidSCope addresses all three priority areas for the Town of Chapel Hill • KidSCope addresses the Town of Carrboro's Goal of Improving Services for Citizens e) Describe the community need or problem to be addressed in relation to the Chapel Hill Human Services Needs Assessment, Orange County BOCC Goals and Priorities, Town of Chapel Hill Council Goals, Carrboro Board Priorities, or other community priorities (i.e. Council /Board Goals). Reference local data (using the provided links, i.e. Chapel Hill Human Services Needs Assessment) to support the need for this program. The poverty rate has increased in Orange County since 2009 from 9.4% to 15.8% in 2015, according to the statistics obtained from the 2017 update of the US Census report. According to data provided to the Family Success Alliance of Orange County by the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, Orange County ranks first in the state in income inequality. Additionally, according to FPGCDI, 16% of Orange County residents live in poverty. 14% of children live in poverty and 75% of children born in poverty will remain there, or in low income households into adulthood. In early childhood, research on the biology of stress indicates that major adversity, such as extreme poverty, above, or neglect can affect brain development and permanently set the child's stress level on high alert. Chronic stress can be toxic to the brains of young children. PROGRAM INFORMATION 1/22/2018 3:23:54 PM ' a g e 17 o f 2