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DocuSign Envelope ID: 2AC82140 -8F6C- 4125 - 8743- OB8594E61466 <br />EXHIBIT A: PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION <br />TABLET <br />feeding local hungry kids <br />Agency Information <br />Years in Operation, Date of Incorporation, Agency's Purpose /Mission, Types of <br />Services the Agency Provides <br />Joy MacVane and several UNC students founded TABLE in November 2007 <br />(incorporated on the 21St). Our founders recognized the prevalence of hungry children in <br />the Chapel Hill - Carrboro area and noticed that there were no food assistance services <br />for children. Our Mission is to bring together UNC college students and local community <br />members to feed hungry children in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. TABLE has three goals: <br />to provide weekly emergency food aid to local hungry children, to educate and expose <br />our little ones to healthy foods and eating habits, and increase community awareness of <br />local childhood hunger. TABLE is a 501(c)(3) non - profit organization that began feeding <br />12 local elementary school children in 2008 and has since expanded to provide healthy <br />food to more than 600 preschool, elementary, and middle school children each week. <br />TABLE has four programs to support its mission and goals: <br />1) The Weekend Meal Backpack Program (WMBP) provides healthy non - <br />perishables, local fresh produce and fresh milk to children that are at risk of <br />hunger on weekends and school holidays. <br />2) SnackChef exposes our children to fresh foods and teaches them how to make <br />easy, healthy snacks at home. <br />3) Summer TABLE provides healthy food to local kids for 10 weeks in the summer <br />4) TABLE On the Go (our newest program) allows children the opportunity to visit <br />local farms, farmer's markets, and community gardens so they may learn about <br />healthy food, their community, and where their food comes from. <br />Agency's History with Providing These Services: <br />TABLE has been delivering emergency food to hungry children in Chapel Hill and <br />Carrboro since spring of 2008. Below we have outlined our ten year commitment to <br />providing healthy food to local kids: <br />2007: TABLE was incorporated in November. <br />2008: TABLE started delivering non - perishable food to 12 local elementary school <br />children each week. <br />2010: TABLE began incorporating local produce every week into our bags of healthy <br />food due to collaboration with Farmer Foodshare. <br />2013/2014 School Year: TABLE's Weekend Meal Backpack Program provided weekly <br />emergency food aid to 226 local hungry children. That's over 3 tons of food each month! <br />2014/2015 School Year: TABLE expanded its programming to include kids in preschool, <br />elementary school, and middle school (3 years - 14 years)! TABLE began to serve 400 <br />kids each week in February 2015. <br />