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DocuSign Envelope ID: E7784BE7- 82AF- 4AF1- AA11- 944D2300E76D <br />EXHIBIT A: PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION <br />The Chapel Hill Human Needs Assessment identified Affordable Healthcare and <br />Education and Family Resources as key human needs and priorities for funding. <br />Orange County Goals <br />Goal 1: Ensure a community network of basic human services and infrastructure <br />that maintains, protects, and promotes the well -being of all county residents. <br />Goal 6 <br />Ensure a high quality of life and lifelong learning that champions diversity, <br />education at all levels, libraries, parks, recreation, and animal welfare <br />KidSCope is a collaborative partner with FAMILY SUCCESS ALLIANCE. <br />KidSCope provides access to developmental and mental health screening and <br />services, and parent education resources to increase positive parenting skills. <br />f) Who is your target population of individuals to benefit from this program and how will they be <br />identified and connected with the program? <br />KidSCope provides mental health and family support to children birth to 5 and their <br />families in Orange County. KidSCope services prepare families for positive early <br />experiences that "scaffold" healthy development, and build a foundation for later <br />skills and learning capacities. <br />Families may self- refer, or referrals may be made by other agencies such as <br />Cardinal Innovations, Orange County Department of Social Services, Orange <br />County Health Department, local child care programs, Head Start and Early Head <br />Start, School Systems, medical facilities, the court system, or a variety of other <br />sources. Ultimately, families /guardians make the decision to receive services. <br />g) Describe the credentials of the program manager and other key staff. (Ex. Identify Program <br />Manager and credentials, describe training provided to volunteers, etc.) <br />Linda Foxworth is the founder of the KidSCope program and has been its director <br />since 1988. Linda has more than 40 years of experience working with young <br />children with special needs and their families. As Director of KidSCope in Orange <br />and Chatham Counties, Linda has been responsible for administration of programs <br />that provide mental health and developmental disabilities services for young children <br />and families. Linda has a BA in Sociology and Master's Degree in Special <br />Education, specializing in Early Childhood Handicapping Conditions. <br />Kathy Eden is the KidSCope Outreach Clinical Coordinator and is a Licensed <br />Clinical Social Worker whose specialty is children and families. Kathy has a family - <br />focused approach with the goal of strengthening parent skills and knowledge to help <br />children meet their developmental potential. She also specializes in working with <br />children with autism and their families and has worked for KidSCope since 2007. <br />KidSCope Outreach volunteers participate as members of the KidSCope Advisory <br />Council. They are not directly involved in providing services to families. Volunteers <br />are trained in all program functions and activities annually. <br />PROGRAM INFORMATION 1/22/2018 3:23:54 PM Pa g e 18 0 f 7 <br />