2018-446-E Finance - OC Rural Alliance outside agency agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: DB2FC63F- 0403 - 4403- BF86- OF5CB206F3F3 EXHIBIT A: PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION conversation. OCRA was formed to provide a nutritious source of meals for vulnerable seniors. This was of particular importance because neither Chapel Hill - Carrboro or OCIM Meals on Wheels have routes in our remote rural areas. OCRA now delivers meals once a week to 82 seniors, and is securing funds and resources to provide meals two times a week by the end of 2018. Today OCRA provides weekly meals that are purchased from a local business, with desserts provided by churches and individuals. Meal distribution is planned one week in advance. Meals are picked up by volunteers from a commercial kitchen and delivered to our office for distribution to volunteer drivers who then deliver the food to the clients on 10 routes. Once of month a local restaurant donates the meals for our seniors. OCRA clients are located throughout rural Orange County - -in every unincorporated township and in 6 different zip codes. OCRA Volunteers are individually insured for liability and supplemental auto when they are distributing meals. OCRA now has 43 part -time volunteers who work together to organize the tasks, and to prepare and deliver meals every week. With more funding we are prepared to scale up the number of meals and clients served on a weekly basis. Please provide the following information about the proposed program: d) Summarize the program services proposed and how the program will address a Town /County prioritylgoal? The Orange County Commissioners' Goal to "Create a Safe Community" as a Social Justice Value is being done through OCRA and our Alliance members who help build ramps, put up grab bars, and do other small home repairs to allow seniors to feel safe in their own homes as they age in place. These proud seniors have strong connections to their homes, churches, and communities, and do not have the resources for assisted living or affluent senior housing. They are not "asking for help ". Through relationships built with the SALT /PE /OCRA volunteers, these seniors are becoming more connected with their community and to the resources available to them through the county. Seniors who would otherwise be isolated in a remote rural area are building trust and feeling secure with visitation teams, and becoming more receptive to help and support as they as in place. OCRA also supports OC Commissioners' Goal #2 "to promote an interactive and engaging system of governance that reflects community values, mentioning internet access." Many rural seniors do not have computers or skills necessary to interact with the internet. They rely on the old- fashioned way of getting information... personal contact. OCRA, with the help of SALT/PE, shares social connection with the seniors and keeps them informed on community events and of County services available. This connection enables seniors to be part of the County and a valued part of their community. Through our alliances with churches, civic groups, and local businesses, OCRA (with SALT and PE) is creating distinctive community connections that are encouraging pride and camaraderie amongst many rural seniors. e) Describe the community need or problem to be addressed in relation to the Chapel Hill Human Services Needs Assessment, Oran e 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. Food insecurity plagues 15 % of the population of Orange County, with another 47% just DO NOT SUBMIT THIS PAGE 1/12/2018 10:05:28 AM page 16 of 25